Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 19 - 25 June 2014 Issue 1511

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Unexpected discovery SEARCHERS for missing 15-year-old Khyrstyna Savenchuk have found the remains of an adult male in Javea’s Contrabandistes cave.

They could belong to a local man missing since 2010, Guardia Civil officers believe.

Loud dissent DOZENS of people protested against the Santa Faz crematorium with a ‘batucada’ drum session in San Juan.

The mayor had broken his word to close the facility, the demonstrators claimed.

Vice acquittal ALICANTE High Court has acquitted eight Romanians accused of running a prostitution ring from ‘girlie clubs’.

Nine others who pleaded guilty received sentences ranging from six months to threeand-a-half years.

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Coronation Day for new King of Spain

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PAIN is set to have a new king today (Thursday).

Crown Prince Felipe, 46, (pictured with his daughters) was due to be enthroned as the new King of Spain at 10.30am.

In what has been planned as an austere and low-key ceremony, in keeping with the country’s frugal stance amidst the economic crisis, he will be crowned without a religious ceremony. No foreign dignitaries have been invited.

The king-in-waiting himself had reportedly requested that his proclamation be a simple affair.

Nevertheless, a military procession has been scheduled in front of Spanish politicians, and the new king and queen are expected to present themselves to the public from the Royal Palace’s balcony in Madrid.

Prince Felipe will ascend to the Spanish throne following the unexpected abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos. Juan Carlos’s coronation took place in 1975 after Franco’s death. The abdication sparked calls throughout the country for a referendum on the future of Spain’s monarchy and for a new republic to be established.

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Demonstrations with tens of thousands of people taking part were staged in cities across Spain, calling for a public debate on the future of the monarchy, with republican

organisations to the fore. Others have frowned on the low-key coronation, instead wanting more pomp and ceremony, saying it would give the country a boost.

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Keeping fit on Moraira beaches THE ‘Healthy TeuladaMoraira’ initiative was so successful last summer that there will be a repeat edition this year.

“We have first class beaches as our blue flags demonstrate and these activities complement our offer,” said Teulada mayor Antoni Joan Bertomeu.

From now until September 15 there will be taichi-pilates sessions from 8am to 9am on the l’Ampolla beach every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

This will be followed by aerobics from 9am to 10am. There will be swimming classes between 8am and 10am on Wednesdays and, new this year, zumba on Fridays and Saturdays from 9am to 10am.

Beginning on July 2 until

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Leapy Lee 57 HEALTHY: Social services councillor Sylvia Tatness and Antoni Joan Bertomeu with fitness instructors.

September 15 there will be keep fit sessions on Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays from 10am until 10.45am.

Taichi-pilates sessions will be held at the Portet beach on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am until 9am.

On Tuesdays these will be followed by aerobics

from 9am until 10am and on Thursdays by swimming.

Bertomeu urged residents and visitors to take advantage of the summer and the good weather to practise sports and join in the sessions. “We want everyone to enjoy these free activities,” he said.

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More people taking the TRAM and the train A TOTAL of 815,872 passengers took the Alicante tram and the Benidorm-Denia train last

month. All five lines broke previous monthly records, with Line 2 between Luceros in the city centre

Chiringuito friction continues THE Villajoyosa businessman who won tenders for five Villajoyosa beach bars has relinquished one.

This follows complaints from bidders who complained of irregularities.

The beach bar that the subcontractor is not taking up is precisely the ‘chiringuito’ on the El Torres beach that aroused most suspicions. It has now gone to the bidder who ran the El Torres bar last year and whose offer came second.

So far only this and the Paraiso Derecho chiringuito, which went to another bidder are open.

This was unimportant, said Xaro Escrig, Villajoyosa’s councillor for Commerce.

“The conditions of tender simply specify when activity can start and when it should finish,” she explained.

and San Vicente the mostused.

It was taken by 306,730 passengers, many of them students bound for Alicante University.

The next most-popular was Line 1 between Luceros and Benidorm with 180,120 passengers.

Line 3 between Luceros and Campello clocked up 163,871 passengers, followed by Line 4 between Luceros-Plaza La Coruña (108,294 passengers).

The Line 9 conventional train between Benidorm to Denia train was taken by 66,857 passengers.

Luceros was the busiest station and used by 131,997 people. It was followed by Mercado (7,199), the MARQ stop at the archaeological museum (30,647) and Benidorm (23,784).

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NEWS Crossings stay JOAN BALDOVI, a CompromisEquo MP in the national parliament, urged the government to eliminate Alicante Province’s 44 level crossings. There are plans to remove 35, a spokesman replied without mentioning dates.

Shark found A DECOMPOSED shark was washed up on Muchavista beach in Campello. Although impossible to identify, it appeared to be a species common to the Mediterranean, the Institut d’Ecologia Literal said.

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Not so streetwise in Calpe MANY Spanish words are not always what they seem.

And some of them, say Calpe residents, are not what they want for street names.

The town hall finally decided to give names to the 120 streets that lack them on local urbanisations.

Thus the Calalga development was to have roads called Escandalosa, Cangrejo, Cuchillo and Cuadra and

residents were not mollified to learn these are different types of boat. As far as they were concerned, one source said, they would be living in streets called Scandalous, Crab, Knife and Stable.

Other urbanisations received the names of sports, with one road labelled Motociclismo. Musical instruments including Pandereta (tambourine) were also chosen and

Valenciano-speakers were particularly dissatisfied with Laud (lute) instead of Llaut.

Two non-existent saints - Santa Marisol and San Karl - also edged their way into the street plans.

Mayor Cesar Sanchez has since pointed out that the naming project is still at the draft stage. He will listen to residents’ complaints and suggestions, he pledged.

Evened out COBBLES were replaced and levelled in Calle Canalejas in Villajoyosa, ready for summer.

They had been damaged by constant traffic and heavy vehicles, said the town hall’.

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Not our problem THE Fernando Reig suspension bridge in Alcoy, paid for by the Public Works ministry 27 years ago, needs restoring. The ministry refuses to foot the bill, saying the town hall must pay.

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Owning up AN Elda shoe manufacturer shopped business partners after admitting they hid undeclared money in Switzerland. He wanted to declare the money but it disappeared from their account on his retirement, he complained.

School action DESPITE being the Generalitat’s responsibility, Teulada Council voted to build and pay for an extension to the San Vicente school. Pupils have been taught in 10 prefabs for nine years.

Easy terms FANS can buy tickets for next month’s Low Festival in Benidorm through PayPal. This will be the first time the system has ever been used for music festival reservations.

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SOME of the streetlamps in five Campello neighbourhoods are more than 40-years-old and are now in bad condition.

These will be replaced with modern low-consumption, energy-efficient models.

New champion ITALIAN Ivan Colella won the World Base Jumping championship held at Hotel Bali in Benidorm. Second, third and fourth places went to Britons Julian Depliedge, Dan Witchals and Erin Shutes.

Sheep to go THE regional government confirmed a cull of Barbary sheep. Their numbers will be controlled throughout the Valencian Community but shot and eradicated from Font Roja and Mariola national parks.

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Bonfire story BEACH BONFIRE: The local way to celebrate.

Summer solstice and San Juan THE summer solstice happens when the tilt of the earth, in either the northern or southern hemisphere, is most inclined towards the sun.

Solstices happen twice every year and this year the summer solstice will happen on June 21. At exactly 10.51am the sun will reach its highest position in the sky as seen from either the North or South Pole.

In Spain this means ‘La Noche de San Juan’ (the Night of San Juan) which is a pagan festivity which principal rite consists of building a bonfire in order to give the sun more intensity, but in reality means that entire villages will spend the night on the beach having a party, setting off fireworks and barbecuing

Quote of the Week Human rights are violated, not just by terrorism and repression, but also by the existence of extreme poverty and unfair economic structures which give rise to great differences in society.’

Pope Francis commenting on human rights.

STALLHOLDERS in Javea’s Municipal market have installed a mini-exhibition explaining the June 24 fire fiestas. It gives details of customs, costumes and other features of the Hogueras bonfires.

Slow train THE Mediterranean Corridor rail link with central Europe has been held up by repairs to a disused tunnel in Cataluña.

The link will not now reach Alicante Province until 2017.

sardines. In Spain the tradition is to walk backwards into the sea at midnight and then jump over the bonfire to symbolise a new beginning and a fresh start.

In some areas they write their wishes and disappointments on paper; the wishes go into the sea, the disappointments are burnt on the bonfire.

Number of the week The average modern smart phone has 100,000 times the computing power of the Apollo missions which were entrusted with sending people to the moon and back in the 60’s and 70’s.

Good example ALFAZ DEL PI students following the EU’s Ecoturism Training Concept have chosen the Albir lighthouse as an outstanding tourist product.

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The son of Spain’s Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon, has run from the police after an accident near his home.

Police sources say he almost ran over a woman in his haste to flee from them.

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Spiny issue THE invasive Arizona cactus, or Hudson Pear, is spreading in Jijona and threatening native species. The cactus must have ‘escaped’ from a private garden, it is believed.

Onion crash A LORRY carrying onions was driving up a one-way street before embedding itself in a Pobla de Vallbona (Valencia) bar. The driver was twice over the limit.

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Denia helps beaches AS the high season approaches Denia is focusing on its beaches, clearing seaweed and rubbish each day.

There are eight first aid posts this year, and 23 lookout towers, seven more than in 2013. The increase was prompted by the Blue Flags awarded to the Les Marines and Els Molins beaches while the number of volunteers has grown to 101 for the same reason.

They will be on duty from 10am until 8pm at the Amadrava, Molins and Punta del Raset beaches and from 10.30am until 7.30pm at the remainder.

The Red Cross will be using four patrol boats, plus two quad bikes for the Les Marines beach and two bicycle patrols at Les Rotes.

The Red Cross will also be present

BEACHES: Mayor Ana Kringle (fourth from left) with her summer team. at the easy-access Marineta Cassiana, Raset and Bovetes beaches which are equipped with amphibious wheelchairs and crutches.

The Local Police are using two

quads and a 4x4 and their existing boat is due to be replaced by two jet skis. These were impounded by the Denia courts and later ceded to the police.

INSTALLATION: Visitors at La Nucia exhibition.

Art students’ final exhibition STUDENTS from Miguel Hernandez University’s Fine Arts department in Altea recently shared a collective exhibition.

Entitled ‘Dos piezas de un mismo puzzle’ (two pieces of the same puzzle) it was opened by Esther Sitges, deputy principal of Miguel Hernandez University.

The 53 works can now

be seen until June 29 at the Llevant and Mestral rooms at the Auditori de la Mediterania in La Nucia.

The majority are the inspirations of students finishing their final year.

They have used a variety of traditional and innovative techniques for figurative and abstract works, sculpture and photography.

Singers asked to change their tune AN impromptu choir sings each day at the same spot on Benidorm’s Levante beach.

The majority are Spanish and most are pensioners. Some of them go to Benidorm expressly for the daily serenades that for the last two years have started at 11.30am and finished at 12.30pm.

They were hurt and in some cases incensed not long ago when they were interrupted by the Local Police who asked them not to sing in the same place each day.

Residents and business owners are complaining, the officers explained.

Repeated renderings of oldies like Clavelitos and La Paloma are beginning to pall after two years, they said.

No formal complaints have been lodged, and the town hall hopes to persuade the singers to vary their venue.

If the worst comes to the worst, however, the matter could be referred to the Coastal authorities who have not okayed the daily singsongs, the town hall said.

AVE problem solved for Costa Blanca passengers RAIL operator RENFE will charter buses to meet AVE high speed trains arriving in Alicante from Madrid.

This latest move will enable passengers bound for Benidorm and Torrevieja to continue onward journeys without having to make their way to the city’s bus or tram station.

Alicante Council has repeatedly turned down requests for a regular

bus linking the station with Benidorm and Torrevieja, claiming that this would cause traffic chaos in the city centre.

Chartered coaches do not need council permission to leave or pick up passengers at the station and RENFE will now sell tickets covering the combined journey from Madrid to Benidorm or Torrevieja.

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New unit ALICANTE has launched a new police vehicle unit which will be patrolling around tourist areas offering information and advice to visitors. Officers on board speak three languages including English.

Plans for two schools ONDARA and Jesus Pobre both hope to be locations for new international schools.

Details are still to be confirmed but Ondara has now modified its town development plan (PGOU), allocating land near the Instituto secondary school for educational and sports use.

In Jesus Pobre, which comes under the jurisdiction of Denia, plans have been drawn for a school on a 50,000 square metre plot in the Els Freses district.

Both are now waiting to hear from the regional government’s Education, which will have the last word on the new schools.

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Gumball 3000 - a fine time for traffic cops NINETY Gumball Rally drivers were fined as they drove through the Valencian Community to Denia.

They had set out from Miami on June 4, arriving in Denia via Atlanta, New York, Edinburgh, London, Paris and Barcelona. Here they took the

ferry to Ibiza and the finishing line.

There were 20 Guardia Civil patrols waiting for the fleet of luxury vehicles, with controls at AP-7 tolls in Sagunto and Silla in Valencia as well as Denia. There were 10 fixed and mobile radar traps and two

helicopters kept watch from the air.

Most of the tickets picked up in the Valencian Community were for speeding or imprudent overtaking and the majority were paid on the spot.

No figures were revealed, but the fines amounted to “an important sum of money,” according to sources.

The rally of exclusive and luxury vehicles - there were Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bugattis, Masseratis, Porsches, McLarens and Cadillacs amongst the vehicles on the ferry - is inspired by 1976 film Gumball Rally.

The idea of the British D-DAY: Costa Blanca Aircrew Association and guests enjoyed lunch. entrepreneur, skateboarder and racing driver Maximillion Cooper, the rally has been held since 1999.

THE Costa Blanca Aircrew Association recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of the DIt is not a race, the Day invasion. Two of the 60 members and their guests who met for lunch actually took organisers emphasise, but part in Operation Overlord. One was Jerry Juroe, who landed with the US troops on Utah an opportunity for owners Beach. He gave a short talk entitled “Reflections of D-Day” after the meal. to enjoy driving their cars.

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Problem-free PARKING will be free all summer at El Furs car park in Campello’s Calle San Bartolome. Closed for 18 months, it reopened last Easter.

Main drains MAIN drainage has been brought to 120 homes in La Hoya de los Patos (Busot).

Bonalba and Calle Cisnes will be the next targets in the €1.85 million project.

Bedding out VILLAJOYOSA HOSPITAL will close 34 Internal Medicine beds this summer. Closing beds in the busiest department at the busiest time of the year is “totally incomprehensible,” the CCOO union said.

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Short work ORGANISERS have received 467 ‘shorts’ for the Alfaz film festival, which starts on July 11. Between 25 and 30 will be chosen to compete for the Faro de Plata prize.

Fire station BENISSA is to have a fire station to cover the north of the province and support existing services, the Provincial Consortium of Fire Brigades has announced.

Party time BENIDORM’s deputy mayor Gema Amor, who votes with PSOE socialists, has set up a new party, Liberales de Benidorm, ready for 2015’s local elections.

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A helpful visit to SATE TOUR operators recently visited the SATE tourist police office in Benidorm.

This is where tourists should go for help and support in English if they have been victims of crime. They can fill out police reports, make emergency calls to cancel credit cards, arrange for money transfers and contact insurance companies or the consulate.

Thompson, Jet2 Holidays, Cosmos and Thomas Cook are all committed to encouraging clients to use the

SPECIALISTS: Help and support for British visitors.

SATE service.

“Tour operators are usually the first port of call for a

tourist needing help,” said the Alicante viceconsul Lloyd Milen, who

arranged the SATE visit.

“It is great that tour operators are now fully aware of this vital source of support.”

It was also important to advise visitors to keep valuables locked away somewhere safe and to carry a photocopy of their passport and not original, he stressed.

The Benidorm SATE office is at the Centro Municipal Torrejo, Plaza de Canalejas, 1. It is open from Monday to Friday from 9am-9pm and at weekends from 10am-2pm.

Timely call for phones DEAD telephones in rural areas are common thanks to copper thieves.

In inland Tibi police stopped them from doing more damage thanks to a telephone call from the owner of a restaurant.

His phone had just gone dead, he said. The thieves who removed 500 metres of cable two weeks earlier and left the neighbourhood without phones for days were back, he warned.

Local Police scoured the area and discovered that a cable had been cut but not removed. There was no trace of the thieves.

There’s no excuse for not learning!

JAVEA residents have until July to sign up to a Spanish course for foreigners.

The classes, organised by the Alicante provincial government, can be followed online or in person, said Oscar Anton, Javea’s Councillor for Foreign Residents.

The online option is compatible with all types of software, regardless of students’ countries of origin, Anton added. Lessons will be held at the provincial government’s Agencias Comarcal building in Denia on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 11am

and from 7pm until 9pm.

Registration forms, together with an endorsed ‘padron’ certicate, should be sent to ciudadanosextranjeros@diputacio nalicante.es. The registration form can be downloaded from http://www.ciudadanosextranjer

os.es/formularios/es_cursoonline 2014.pdf.

For more information or to resolve any queries, contact the Help Desk at Oficina de Atención al Ciudadano, 2, Avenida Amanecer, or llanos.lopez@ ajxabia.org.

Holidaymakers warned to be on the lookout for highway robbers THE British Embassy in Spain is warning holidaymakers to watch out for ruthless gangs of modern-day highway robbers who are preying on people driving foreign-registered vehicles and hire cars.

Police in the Catalonia region of Spain have dealt with 126 British victims of robbery on the AP7 motorway between the French border and the Valencia region over the past two years.

British consulates across mainland Spain say they are receiving regular reports of roadside robbery occurring along the coast between Barcelona and Alicante, across Andalucia in the south, and in the Madrid region. Consular staff estimate that one in 20 of all emergency passports issued last year as the result of theft were following motorway robberies.

A new video produced by the Foreign Office - ‘Don’t let thieves drive you to distraction’ - which can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/98023947 shows

real-life footage of some of the most common tactics. Highway robbers flag their victims down by indicating there is a problem with their vehicle. Then one gets out to distract the occupants’ attention, whilst an unseen accomplice steals passports, money and other valuables before the gang makes a fast getaway.

In a second case, the robber tricks a victim into thinking they have a problem with their parked vehicle, whilst another opens the door and removes valuables.

Other methods include throwing something that creates a sudden noise, or puncturing a tyre at a roadside rest stop.

Will Middleton, Consular Regional Director for Spain, warns: “Distraction is the most common technique used by highway robbers in Spain.

“They will try to worry you about the state of your vehicle, and then whilst they point out the supposed problem, an accomplice is robbing you.”

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Cave money THE MasyMas supermarket chain will help to finance excavations at the prehistoric Comte cave in Pedreguer. The local town hall hopes this will encourage donations from other businesses.

Non-slip PAVEMENTS in Denia’s Calle Marques de Campo received a titanium-based anti-slip coating to make them safer for pedestrians.

This was done overnight to avoid closing it.

Kick-start THE Real Madrid Foundation’s Football Experience campus for seven to 17-year-olds will be held at Camilo Cano sports complex in La Nucia August 4 to 8.

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Landowner told he must cooperate over Iberian dig THE regional government ordered a Campello landowner to cooperate over excavating Iberian remains on his property.

The Generalitat started legal proceedings following unsuccessful

attempts to contact the owner of the Aigues Baixes site, which was first discovered in 2003. The plot is not classed as building land and is affected by coastal laws.

Its true importance only became

apparent last summer when Alicante University archaeologists discovered three complete Iberian amphorae and the ruins of a small Iberian fort. It was built 2,500 years ago and was probably

intended to control shipping between Cabo de las Huertas in Alicante and the Sierra Helada in what is now Benidorm.

The initial excavations, carried out with the owner’s permission, were covered with earth and a protective layer of geo-textile membrane awaiting later excavations.

Instead the land was levelled last March.

CHALLENGE: La Nucia He did not know that a team with mayor Bernabe mechanical digger had Cano (second left). been used, the owner said, the two days leading up to and claimed to be unaware that the remains on the the start of the challenge.

After setting out from La site were so important.

The land appears to Nucia, the teams will drive to Almeria where they will have been destroyed in an cross to Morocco. They will attempt to prevent further follow a desert route taking digs, sources said.

The Generalitat has now them to Midelt, Erfoud, Merzouga, Zagora, Ait ordered further excavaBenhaddou and Essaouira, tions that will evaluate the ending at the finishing line damage done and assess at the Sidid Kaouki beach how much of the site can be salvaged. on December 12.

La Nucia prepares for a challenge IT’S just under six months away, but La Nucia is already preparing for Maroc Challenge.

Participants in the charity rally will set off for Morocco from the Camilo Cano sports complex in La Nucia on December 6.

The Maroc Challenge is a low-cost rally for drivers whose cars must be at least 16-years-old, although it also has a humanitarian purpose, as participants take school materials, clothes and toys to

distribute in the towns and villages they cross.

There will be a La Nucia team amongst the 130 from all over Europe who

will be taking part in the 2,000-kilometre off-road challenge. Car buffs will be able to inspect the cars at the Camilo Cano stadium in

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HEALTH cuts being implemented by the Generalitat Valenciana regional government will lead the Marina Baixa Hospital to close one of its three floors in the Internal Medicine unit during the peak season.

The closure of beds - a reduction of 13 per cent - comes at a time when Benidorm, and many other municipalities in the area, sees a substantial increase in the numbers of people staying in the town.

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Costly policing ALICANTE City will spend more than €500,000 on overtime for firefighters and police during the week’s Hogueras de San Juan fiesta.

3D outdoor museum REALITY 3D imaging is to be incorporated for the first time at an outdoor museum after Albir submitted an application which allows virtual visualisation of the Villa Romana both now and how it would have looked 500 years ago.

Summer of swimming IBI’S municipal pool is now open and offering various courses including water aerobics and swimming classes for children, adults and pensioners. For more information and to register visit the indoor pool.

summer, the CCOO union branded the decision to close a floor “completely incomprehensible” and argued that the Internal Medicine unit is one of the busiest departments.

The Department of Health said the closure is due to a lower workload and indicated that a temporary grouping of beds may take place which will allow staff to be redistributed where there is greater activity.

Denia tourism goes social DENIA launched itself on to Instagram and social networks at the weekend in a bid to boost online tourism and interaction.

Several Instagram experts from Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia with large numbers of followers were invited to the town and shown around by the Association of Hotels and Tourism.

A workshop was carried out in the castle with the three

Instagram users reporting on the most used applications on the Instagram service, followed by a photographic tour of the most important and popular places in the municipality.

A photography competition has also been launched with participants able to enter their Denia photo until July 20 with the hashtag #deniamorate.

Winners will get weekend stays.

Marihuana plantation TWO men and two women have been arrested in Denia as police investigated an alleged drugs gang.

The arrests came as police seized more than 3,100 marihuana plants discovered on a property in Planes, hidden in the mountains. The plants had a total weight of 800 kilos.

A father and son were also detained, who were believed to have been running the estate.

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Contract breach VILLAJOYOSA has won a court judgement to retain €37,000 from the company contracted for the maintenance of parks and gardens for breach of contract.

Art class BENISSA’S Artists Group and the Department of Culture organised a two-hour painting and sculpture workshop for budding young artists.

Roadworks ALFAZ has begun roadworks to improve the town’s green corridors. Work is initially being carried out on Bulevarde los Musicos.

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Coca-Cola’s redundancy plan is declared void by the High Court THE High Court has declared void the Redundancy Employment Plan (ERE) by Coca-Cola Partners Iberian.

The plan led to the closure of four of its plants, including Alicante, and the dismissal or early retirement of 821 workers about 30 in the province.

The company must also pay the wages that workers have not received during these months.

The ruling, however, does not cover the 60 employees from Alicante Province who were employed at other factories nationwide, and a second trial will be held on this matter next week.

The High Court upheld in part the arguments put forward by the unions and considered that the company had failed in its duty to inform workers that they were part of a new company. This happened when seven regional bottlers merged to form CocaCola Iberian Partners.

In addition, the court recognised that the firm did not provide all the information requested DENIA’S summer surveillance operation will commence on July 1 with by the workforce’s lifeguards operating on the beaches until August 31. representatives during negotiations on During this period a total of eight aid stations and 23 watchtowers the economic and seven more than last year - will be installed. This increase is the result of industrial plans of the the additional Blue Flags on the beaches of Les Marines and Els Molins, company. which involves the provision of increased surveillance in these areas.

Coca-Cola Iberian There will be more than 100 Red Cross monitors operating from 10amPartners has annou8pm. nced that it will The Local Police summer campaign has already started and will last until appeal the decision.

September 7, with 12 officers covering the coastline.

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Long wait for new uniforms BENIDORM police have not had a single item of new uniform in six years, despite a court order in 2009 saying the city had to provide them with the appropriate clothing.

Now, a court has ordered it to comply with the ruling otherwise penalty payments will be imposed.

The issue first went to court in February 2009 after unions took the matter of the uniforms further after making a request to the town hall in 2008, claiming the local authority had been “ignoring its obligation to provide uniforms.”

Unions said officers’ clothes were shabby and the only replacements which had arrived since 2008 were winter anoraks which came about two weeks ago, despite it now being summer.

BLUE FLAGS: Beaches awarded the flags by Regional President Alberto Fabra.

Blue flags are flying THE Costa’s beaches have received their Blue Flags for beach and water

quality and services.

Mayors, councillors and representatives from town halls across the region including Denia, Calpe and Benidorm, were in Benicassim to receive the flags from the president of the Valencian Regional Government, Alberto Fabra.

Denia earned the Blue Flag for Les Marines, Les Bovetes and Molins.

The mayor also picked

up the flag awarded to the Real Club Nautico.

Calpe’s Councillor for Tourism and Beaches received the Blue Flag for beaches Arenal Bol, La Fossa and Cantal Roig.

The flag is also flying in Finestrat, with the Cala de Finestrat being awarded for its quality.

The Valencia Region now has 135 of these awards and Alicante Province has been given the most, with 74 flags.

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School canteens owed millions AS school comes to a close for the summer, canteen companies say they are owed millions in back payment.

They have provided lunches to more than 27,000 school students in the province of Alicante, but say that for the last six months they have not been paid and are owed €40 million by the

Generalitat regional government for the dining service.

A spokesperson for the companies said: “We have not stopped feeding the children themselves because we are responsible, we have restructured our work and we have not lowered the quality one bit, because we know that for many children it is the only daily hot food they have.”

The last payments that they have received across the province date back to January.

They say money paid to carry out more patrols by parents for the service to prevent burglaries. is the only way the They remind residents lunches have continued. not to leave valuables on In contrast, the sight, not to disclose your Generalitat has absence on social announced it intends to networks and do not use €1.2 million from leave visual signs that central government to your property is feed 2,500 children and unoccupied, such as fully their families during the closing the blinds or months of July and shutters.

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Being safe in Benidorm A MAN and woman were arrested by police as they attempted to break into a property in Benidorm.

The pair, both aged 28, were caught trying to force the lock of a home in the Colonia Madrid neighbourhood. The pair have a previous criminal record. The arrests come as part of a plan by police

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Dutch tourist in intensive care A DUTCH tourist is in intensive care in Marina Baixa Hospital with kidney failure and a leg injury after going missing upon his arrival in Benidorm.

The 65-year-old is mentally disabled and is believed to have just arrived in Benidorm on holiday on a coach and

went walking with his suitcase just a few metres from his hotel.

A few hours later he rang his family in Holland to say he couldn’t find the hotel.

They then rang the travel agency the holiday had been booked with and alerted police that he was lost and missing.

Police reported they had spotted a man with a suitcase on the road to La Nucia but did not stop him as he seemed in good health. He was later found suffering from numerous injuries.

The travel agency said they would not have permitted him to travel on his own if they had known about his injuries.

INSPECTIONS: Police campaign focused on inspecting agricultural paperwork.

Arrests made for false documents NINE people have been arrested for alleged forgery and fraud in the Marina Alta.

The arrests were made in El Vergel and Pego under the Theft Plan on Agricultural and Livestock Operations after police became aware of possible anomalies in the Documents Accompanying Agricultural Traceability (DATA) following inspections of

stores of agricultural products.

Hundreds of DATA documents were examined across Alicante Province with inspectors raising questions over 41 of them; suspected to be counterfeit relating to more than 27,000 kilos of oranges.

The documents are required for the sale of agricultural products to prove their origin.

Illegal steroids THE owner of a store specialising in sports supplements in Altea has been arrested for drug trafficking and the illegal sale of anabolic steroids.

The 32-year-old was arrested for selling the muscle growth stimulate as officers found a box of 644 anabolic steroid tablets and 76 injectable vials.

Police also inspected his property in La Nucia and found 304g of marijuana and more anabolic products.

Farmers affected by water meter thefts THE Community Irrigation Canal has been forced to turn to a private security company following a series of thefts of water meters in Elche.

The thefts occurred in Camp d’Elx with seven homes in Las Bayas being targeted in recent weeks.

President of the Community of Irrigators, Javier Berenguer, said: “The numbers are alarming, because in the last

month they have stolen a total of 130 meters from our community members, almost as many as in the entire previous year.”

He added: “What really worries us is not only the economic cost of the stolen material and personnel costs required to restore service, but above all, the damage caused because the farmer cannot have irrigation water so the crops are affected.”

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New initiative for Alicante bathers IT is a walk-in wardrobe with a difference. With lockers, a coat rack, changing area and even a charger for mobile

phones, it is hoped the latest accessory at Alicante’s Postiguet Beach will impress beach-goers.

Whilst offering an

Nine years and waiting TEULADA is not to get a new school.

For nine years, students at the Sant Vicent Ferrer school have been waiting for an end to lessons in portacabins. The municipality is responsible for paying for the project to construct a new building with 10 units. In every election campaign, the PP has had the new school on its agenda but now the mayor, Joan Antoni Bertomeu, has admitted: “It is impossible to build. At this time, there is no economic ability to do so. Therefore, we will work with the educational community to find a solution.”

PP Councillor for Education Ana Puig promised to go to Valencia each week to insist the provincial government builds the new classrooms.

additional service for bathers, there are also security reasons behind the initiative, with people now able to rent a locker to keep their valuables safe whilst bathing.

The Department of Tourism said it is a service they had been asked for.

“Older people, tourists or those on their own can’t go in the sea or take a walk for fear of being robbed,” a spokesperson said.

The department is waiting to see the results of how the service works at Postiguet Beach before rolling it out to others.

The lockers are open from 10am-8pm. A small locker is available for €1 an hour to €3.50 all day.

Large lockers are €1.50 an hour or €4.50 for the full day.

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Zero tolerance for flouting Benidorm’s bylaws NOISE pollution, terrace tables that crowd out pedestrians and organised begging will receive ‘zero tolerance’ in Benidorm.

Bylaws must be obeyed to the letter, declared Mayor Augustin Navarro.

“The traditional balance between leisure and the right to rest has been lost in favour of the first,” Navarro said.

He was not going to stand by and let the Old Town lose its population as people moved out because they couldn’t sleep at night, he added.

Why turn central streets into pedestrian precincts to further business for bars and restaurants if they fill the pavements with more tables than are permitted, he wanted to know.

Local Police officers are now checking the number of outdoor tables against town

BENIDORM: Ignoring bylaws will result in action. hall records. If transgressors do not remove tables of their own accord they would be officially removed, “clients and all,” Navarro threatened.

The town hall is also concerned about the beggars

brought into town each day by criminal groups of human traffickers. Although the Local Police act rapidly in removing them, they needed the co-operation of their counterparts as the gangs

are based outside Benidorm.

“Benidorm is a safe place,” said Public Safety Councillor Pepe Marcet. “Figures show a low crime rate but that does not mean we can drop our guard,” he warned.

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Pirate rentals pose ‘unfair competition’ COSTA BLANCA tourist apartments are losing ground to accommodation rented out by unregistered owners.

Occupation for legitimate tourist lets fell to 69 per cent in May, 6.9 percentage points lower than the same month in 2013, according to figures from the Costa Blanca hoteliers’ association Hosbec.

Neither is the outlook for June likely to be any better, said Hosbec President Antonio Mayor. By the beginning of the month in Benidorm, for instance, there were reservations for only 57.8 per cent of registered tourist accommodation, he continued.

This is a worrying setback and indicative of the ‘flood’ of illegal accommodation that is now beginning to make itself felt, he continued.

The submerged economy threatened to wreck the regulated offer, the mayor warned.

More than ever it was imperative for the administration to introduce measures to control both irregularly-rented apartments and those advertised on internet webpages.

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Herb advice DENIA Creama is organising a workshop on the cultivation and marketing of herbs as an alternative to revive traditional agriculture.

It takes place next Thursday from 9.30am at the provincial council offices in Denia.

Cycle tests DENIA police have carried out the 10th edition of the cycling proficiency test which saw 593 students take part.

Safety delay SAFETY beacons and buoys are yet to reach Denia’s beaches.

Opposition councillor Pep Mari said: “The beacon is an essential safety element but like last year, the tender has been delayed.”

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SEASON HIGH: Choir’s last concert before summer break raises €1,000.

Choir ends its season on a high note

THE Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir ended its season on a high note with a concert at the El Verger Casa de Cultura.

The choir and their guests, Orihuela Male Voice Choir, put on an evening of choral music, with both choirs singing a range of pieces

from classical to show songs, to modern classics. The evening ended with both choirs singing the house down with renditions of ‘You Raise Me Up’ and a Welsh classic ‘Gwahoddiad’.

The evening raised more than €1,000 for the choir’s nominated

charities, the local SCAN animal charity and One Stop Malawi which helps people in one of the poorest countries on earth.

The choir is now on its summer break but will be back in September to begin rehearsals for its popular Christmas season.

Evening openings back for summer DUE to the success of the first evening opening in May, The Original Charity

Shop in Javea will again offer evening openings on the last Fridays in June,

July and August. The shop in Avenida Fonatana will have something for everyone including three-fortwo on certain items and will be open from 5-7pm.

The shop is always looking for more volunteers and would like to hear from people who can give a few hours of their time.

For more information visit www.charityshop library.com or call 966 460 803.

BENIDORM is acting as a pioneer in offering workshops for those who have been found guilty of crimes against road safety.

The city is to offer ‘road sensitisation’ workshops (Taseval) for Marina Baixa drivers who have been sentenced to less than 60 days of community service for crimes including driving under the influence of alcohol or driving without a licence.

Until now, Taseval courses were only held in Alicante City. Benidorm Council’s Department of Criminology, under the Department of Social Welfare, will be responsible for delivering the workshops to a total of 10 people for eight days at the La Torreta Social Centre.

Mayor of Benidorm Agustín Navarro pointed out that this type of initiative is “very important” and is being carried out in Benidorm as they have the human and material resources to deliver it.

Councillor for Social Welfare Conrado Hernandez added: “It is important to re-educate people who have made a mistake.”

Taseval aims to raise awareness, educate and provide the skills and cognitive strategies needed to bring about changes in attitudes and behaviours of people, in respect to safe driving.

The workshops are an alternative to entering the prison system for lesser crimes.

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College and EMAUS aid THE Xabia International College has joined forces with the EMAUS children’s home to provide goods such as fruit and vegetables for young people in the area.

During the week, parents and students bring in provisions which are picked up every Tuesday by volunteers from The Bed Centre Calpe, who transport the goods to those most in need in the area.

The Xabia International College is determined to keep on supporting this initiative for as long as needed.

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Chinese exhibition on show at MARQ THE Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ) has opened an international exhibition featuring the splendour of

China during the Han Dynasty.

A total of 256 pieces, many of them unpublished, from various private collections are

Polop streets improved POLOP Town Hall has installed benches and planters along the pedestrianised area of Barrio Foietes in a bid to improve safety and aesthetics of the environment.

The improvements were carried out under the Urban Mobility Scene plan and are in response to a neighbourhood petition.

The street was closed to traffic last February after receiving the signatures of a group of residents and commercial property owners.

included in the exhibition entitled ‘Lords of Heaven and Earth. China in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 BC),’ a time which was characterised by great political influence, economic boom and cultural development.

The Han Dynasty also established the modern state administration.

The exhibition is divided into four sectors and remains on show at MARQ until January 2015.

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Ramps are vandalised RAMPS in Parque Censal, Villajoyosa, are being vandalised.

The town hall says increased police patrols have been issued as residents report that people were vandalising them and using them as skating ramps.

They were installed to help residents climb from the beach to the town centre.

The Technical Department will now carry out safety checks on the ramps to access if they are still usable for the public.

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Boxing champ BENISSA’S mayor has received local boxer Carlos Sifre after he won the national title in the ‘Professional Light Contact’ category. The National Free Kick Boxing Championship is being held in Benissa on July 5.

Sport awards BUDDING football and basketball stars got diplomas in a ceremony to mark the end of Benissa’s sports season.

Culture swap TEACHERS and students from Finland, England and Switzerland have taken part in a cultural exchange with the Leonardo Da Vinci Institute in Alicante.

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Disney magic comes alive in Villajoyosa A MUSICAL evening will take place on Saturday at 6.30pm in the Llar del Pensionista theatre in Villajoyosa.

‘The Cool Raccoon and Disney’s Magical World’ is a musical evening for children of all ages and includes well-known

characters and songs, dancing and fun. Snow White, the fairest of them all, will try to find her true love, which in this version of the tale is none other than a pirate.

The tale will see her quest take her through different lands, asking the Little Mermaid under the sea, across Agrabah with the Genie, in Wonderland with Alice, in the ice palace with Elsa from Frozen and even in Olympus with Hercules. But will she find her pirate?

To find out, book your tickets now in advance at El Barco in Calle Colon 11, Villajoyosa, for €4, HONOURED: Roger (left) receiving the collage from or €5 on the night.

Chorus President Brian Norbury.

The production is also raising funds for the Barbershop chorus in the of euros for local charities. area over 20 years ago, Paul read messages from Ahedysia Association for with rare and since then the chorus old colleagues in America children illnesses. has helped raise thousands and others.

Chorus director honoured to mark 50th anniversary THE Costa Barber Singers, based in Benissa, have honoured Chorus Director Roger Gallant.

Roger, an American born and bred, who has lived on the Costa Blanca for many years, was given a case of fine wines and a collage of pictures in a surprise presentation to celebrate 50 years to the month of singing and directing close harmony barbershop singing.

Roger, along with Paul Freeman, set up the first

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Snorkel route launched THE latest edition of the snorkel route has been launched.

Organised by Altea Town Hall, the Natural Park of the Serra Gelada and Greenwich Diving Diving Centre, a schedule of guided outings from four beaches in Altea has been arranged, focused on the richness and biodiversity of the seabed in the area.

These guided tours are suitable for any age and physical condition.

The tours run every Wednesday and Friday throughout June, July and August at 10am.

The price is €10 plus €5 for equipment rental.

For more information and to book call 629 321 248 or 966 881 457.

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Kool & The Gang live in Torrevieja for a one-off concert!

HEATWAVE PROMOTIONS continue to bring the best original artists to the Costa Blanca. In April it was UB40 who rocked Benidorm and this August direct from the US of A, The Gang are ready to get downright Kool in Torrevieja!

Oh yes, guaranteed is an unforgettable night of jazz, R&B, soul, funk and disco music that has influenced quite literally three generations. Seventy million albums sold worldwide and thanks to songs like Celebration, Cherish, Get Down On It, Jungle Boogie, Ladies Night and Open Sesame, Kool & The Gang have earned themselves a mantelpiece full of awards including two Grammys!

Their bulletproof funk and tough jazzy arrangements ensure that the band continue to perform to packed audiences of new and old fans around the world. And don’t worry about getting to and from Torrevieja as transport, if needed, is available from Benidorm.

Are you ready to have some fun and make some noise?

Tickets starting at 40€ are on sale NOW for Kool & The Gang live in concert at the

fabulous Eras de la Sal, Torrevieja, on Wednesday August 20. Doors open at 8pm and everything kicks off at 9.30pm.

For bookings and more information visit

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Exclusive offer for Euro Weekly News readers €5 discount on each ticket purchased before June 20, quoting ref kool 6756 BULLETPROOF FUNK: Kool & The Gang continue to play to packed audiences of new and old fans around the world.

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La gente As part of our series, ‘La Gente’ reporter Gemma Quinn has been out on the streets of the Costa Blanca meeting some fascinating people who have turned their passions in to profits, done amazing charity work, or simply got a great story to tell. This week we meet first time author Heidi Martinez...

HUNDREDS of people will know Heidi Martinez as the owner of the popular family run restaurant Monroe’s Carvery. But Heidi has been hiding a little secret, for the past 12 months, in between serving up thousands of meals to her customers at their three restaurants and bringing up four children, she has been snatching precious moments of time to sit down and write her first novel.

“I have always liked writing and I remember when I was a teenager, a lady called Pat who worked for us wrote a short story so after reading 50 Shades of Grey which I enjoyed and other general books which I thought were boring, I thought I would give it a go and write one for Pat.” Set in a Spanish Hacienda, ‘If it’s wrong to love you’ tells the story of three generations of women from the same family and particularly about a

young woman, the granddaughter who, after living in New York, returns to Spain where her mother lived, to find a whole world and past she knew nothing about.

Heidi said it took determination to find the time to finish the book and I even went to Andalucia last year on holiday to gain inspiration.

The front cover photo is one she took whilst there as it was just as she pictured the setting to be in her mind for the story.

She wrote chapter by chapter and pieced it all together with a twist at the end: “I had a lot of people read it and proof it and I worried the twist would be too obvious but they said it wasn’t which is great.”

She added: “I am not a literary genius; I just wanted to write something that was easy to read, that could be picked up and put down whenever and something that I would want to read and I hope

PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Heidi proudly presents her first book. others would want to read it too.”

Heidi self published and it is available in hard copy from any of the Monroe’s Restaurants and from book stores in Denia and Benidorm or can be purchased as an E-book from Amazon.

With one already under her belt it seems she may have got the writing bug: “I am already thinking of as second book making it a follow on with the story from the grandfather/ father’s point of view.”

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Passport extensions for distressed Brits after controversial delays

by Pete Woodall THE recent controversy over British passports has taken a turn for the better.

As from Monday June 23, expats fearful that unexpected delays could affect their travel plans, can ask for a 12 month extension to be added to their existing passport.

The extension is free and is available from the British Consulate but conditions apply. Those who have already sent off for their passports but are still somewhere in the system, can pay for an emergency travel document, an EDT. For others the normal passport renewal process is still in place, but it is slower, a standard renewal taking up to six weeks at the moment, lost and stolen passports longer.

An EDT can be issued at short notice and is usually valid for up to five different destinations including

return to Spain, provided the applicant is a resident or there are sufficient grounds Mindful of the potential rush, for extensions and EDTs the consulates will try to attend to the most urgent cases first, especially those with immediate travel plans starting in the next couple of days.

In both cases, for extensions and ETDs, applicants are advised to contact their nearest British Consulate, preferably by phone or via the www.gov.uk website and make an appointment rather than just walk in.

Passport holders with the new extension should probably replace their passport as soon as the crisis has blown over to avoid creating a similar scenario in 12 months time.

To contact the British Consulate in Spain call 913 342 194 / 902 109 356.

Fax 952 359 211 or email info.consulate@fco.gov.uk.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA: Species in danger.

Med more acidic MEDITERRANEAN species are in danger because of higher temperatures and higher CO2 levels in the water.

This is one of the alarming conclusions reached by a MedSea study carried out by researchers from more than a dozen countries, including Spain, said the Science and Environmental Technology Institute (ICTA) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

MedSea, a project founded by the European Commission, aims at studying the ecologic and economic impacts of acidification and warming. It also seeks to predict climatic, chemical and socioeconomical changes in the Mediterranean.

Water acidity has increased 10 per cent since 1995 and it is estimated it will reach 30 per cent by 2050. This could negatively impact tourism in coastal cities and their economies. “The ocean absorbs one fourth of anthropogenic contamination,” said Patricia Ziveria, an ICTA researcher.

“Fast climate change threatens species characteristic to the Mediterranean,” she added. Some of these include the red coral, mussels and seagrass.

She also warned that there are certain jellyfish species that are not affected by rising temperatures or even higher acid levels. As a result, their populations could considerably increase in the Mediterranean.

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FEMEN MOVEMENT: Against sexual exploitation of women and sexism.

Topless activists church protest TWO topless Femen activists caused a stir when they chained themselves to a church crucifix.

The Almudena Cathedral served as political stage for the new Femen protest in Spain. Two topless activists decided to chain themselves to a large crucifix located in the church’s altar.

Wearing black skirts and crowns, the women walked to the altar, chained themselves and bared their torso.

“Freedom for the right to abort” was written in black letters across their chests.

They also started shouting “Abortion is sacred” and “Abortion is illegal, let’s take the altar.”

Dozens of worshippers and tourists were in the cathedral at the time. National Police officers ordered them to leave the premises and closed off the area.

Femen is a feminist protest group founded in Ukraine in 2008. It is internationally known for its controversial protests and describes its philosophy as radical feminism. Its members fight against sex tourism, sexism, religious institutions, sexual exploitation of women and dictatorship.

This is not the first Femen protest in Spain. Back in March, topless activists stormed a pro-life rally in Madrid shouting “Pro-life is genocide.”

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Road works ESTEPONA Council has announced that it will be doing road works along the A-7 between kilometres 154 and 156 in the direction of Malaga; the works are expected to last a week.

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NEWS DESK and advice to visitors. Officers on board speak three languages including English.

Educational exchange TEACHERS and students from Finland, England and Switzerland have staged a cultural exchange with the Leonardo Da Vinci Institute in Alicante.

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Bus safety

ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE is celebrating its XLI Flamenco Festival with acts including Antonio Reyes Montoya and Mayte Martin.

SANTA POLA’S new bus station will have four parallel parking bays as a new road safety report said this ensures pedestrian safety at all times. The new bus station will cost €2.5 million.

Elderly fair MARBELLA Council offered a day out for all of its elderly residents who wanted to go to the fair. The council laid on special transport for those with mobility problems.

Paris promotion RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ, Malaga councillor for Tourism, attended a tourism fair in Paris in which he promoted the Costa del Sol to agents within the French tourism industry.

Life genetic THE mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, attended the Life Genetic project launch in the Marbella High Care medical centre; the project is investigating the cause of and possible cures to serious illnesses including cancer.

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Phone fears ROCKING AT RODA: 300 people supported the annual HAH fundraising concert.

Rocking at Roda

FOR the fourth year running, the sun shone for the annual Rocking in Roda concert held at the Centro Civico in Roda village.

Within days, all tickets were sold. Acts included Mr Soul and Motown; Richie Alexander, Kenny on guitar and vocals, Mara O’Hara, tribute act Jackie ‘Wildcat,’ Jim on guitar and Suzy G. Music played whilst guests enjoyed the freshly prepared food. After a short break, Celia Ryan thanked all concerned, Reuben and staff at Roda, all the artists, Mike Campbell and the HAH volunteers.

The raffle was drawn and the event raised €2,200.

THE placement of a new phone mast in Torre del Este, Elche, has generated concern among residents for fear it could have harmful health effects but the town hall says it meets health regulations.

Chick success A SEVEN-YEAR breeding programme at Murcia’s Terra Natura park has seen the birth of four ruddy shelduck chicks. They are the first of the species to be born in the park.

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Fascinating fact A POSTMAN from Palma was given sentence of 384,912 years in prison 1972 for not delivering the mail. remains one of the longest sentences history.

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International tourism

Fundraising raffle

Park checks

Body discovered

FIFTEEN representatives of French associations arrived in Almuñecar to get acquainted with the city’s cultural heritage and tourist facilities.

THE Velez-Malaga Red Cross is encouraging people to buy one of the €5 tickets and participate in the Gold Raffle. The funds raised will be allocated to social programmes.

ALMERIA City Hall is to undertake safety checks in all of the 162 children’s play parks located around the city.

A BODY was discovered floating in the water on Thursday morning in Playa de Palma. The man approx 60-70-years-old is thought to have died by drowning.

Helping out THE Almuñecar City Council requested the Junta de Andalucia to keep school canteens open during the summer to help impoverished Almunecar and La Herradura families.

Death threat A 56-YEAR-OLd man was detained by the Local Velez-Malaga Police after allegedly threatening to kill a married couple and their disabled son with a 17centimetre-long knife.

More jobs ALMUÑECAR has witnessed a significant decrease of its unemployment rate with a 27 per cent increase in the number of employment contracts signed during May.

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New auditorium THE town of Hijate opened its new ‘Adolfo Suarez’ auditorium on Saturday. The auditorium has a day centre, a gym, a 125 seater theatre and new square with skateboard rink.

The square hosted the Fiesta of San Antonio on Saturday.

Stepping stones party A GARDEN party and open day is taking place in Mojacar on behalf of Stepping Stones support group. The event is on Saturday at 4pm. For further information phone Fanny Davies on 677 683 385 or 950 472 822.

Lane repairs

€880,000 funding

BARELY a month after the opening of a cycle track alongside the extended promenade in Almeria City, workers have undertaken emergency repairs.

Four areas along the 350 metre track needed patching up following serious imperfections.

THE Balearic Islands will receive €880,000, from the central government, to fight child poverty on the island. The money will be used to feed any and all children who don’t get enough to eat in their homes.

Posh police

Hunger strike

THE town hall of Benahadux has given the green light for a new building for the Local Police and the Justice of the Peace. The project will cost €593,000.

JAUME SASTRE, a school teacher in Mallorca, has finished his 40-day hunger strike. Sastre was striking about the state of education on the island.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Renewable energies

Tourist police unit ALICANTE has launched a new police vehicle unit which will be patrolling around tourist areas offering information

JOSE RAMON BAUZA, president of the Govern (provincial government) has stated that he thinks the islands should have renewable energy as it will create employment and incentivise investment.

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Another great night at Encore Encore

By Caroline Sizer IN order to complete my review of the launch of the amazing venue Encore Encore (which was formerly Blanco Negro) in

Denia, I went along again last week, on the Friday evening.

I was treated this time, to a totally different style of entertainment to the brilliant Latino Jamming Session that I

had experienced the previous Thursday. However, it was equally enjoyable and a most fantastic evening of live music and dancing.

On the stage, were the funky

five piece rock band Strikland.

I had never seen them play before, but know now why they have such a good reputation along the coast. They obviously love keeping the audience

entertained, playing popular songs with such energy, enjoyment and enthusiasm that you just can’t help wanting to get up and move with the beat.

The owners of this wonderfully trendy and sophisticated black and white venue, are committed to providing a programme of events over stadium. “A lot of junkies and the coming weeks; giving homeless people come here at people the chance to night,” said one of the teenage enjoy a good variety of girls talking to the media. quality live music and According to the directioners, entertainment. a group of men arrived one Entrance is free and the night and threw bottles and drinks are very reasonably metallic fences at the tents the priced, (so there can be girls had set up. no excuse not to give it a “The security guards did not whirl). come out until the police arrived,” Whether you are on complained one of the girls. your own, with a group or They have now decided to a couple, it is a wonderful only camp-out during the day opportunity to have a and to keep a list to make sure night out with a nobody cuts in line. The difference. I am sure that English-Irish boy band is due to once you have been, like play in Madrid on July 10 and me, you would want to 11. return again and again.

Teenagers attacked waiting for 1D A GROUP of unidentified men attacked Spanish fans of One Direction.

The teenage girls had been camping out for weeks at the Vicente Calderon stadium, Madrid, anxiously waiting for the concert they have been dreaming about for years.

The first One Direction fans, otherwise known as directioners, arrived on May 3 and immediately organised themselves in small groups.

Armed with mattresses, food, books, tents, iPods and One Direction albums, these brave teenagers are willing to sleep on the streets for the

ONE DIRECTION: Die-hard fans camp out weeks before Madrid concert.

opportunity to see their idols up close.

However, they had been

warned by security personnel of the risk they were running by sleeping in the vicinity of the

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Support for victims of terrorism SPAIN has participated in the creation and launch of a UN support portal for terrorism victims.

The website includes

Spain’s Government assistance to victims, several legal resources available to them, as well as Spain’s collaboration

A costly divorce for Banderas

UNITED NATIONS: International support for terrorism victims. with other organisations.

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Unemployment could benefit newborns NEWBORNS are significantly healthier when the unemployment rate is high.

According to a study published as part of the series Working Papers of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, there could be a positive link between the unemployment rate and babies’ health.

The study poses a very interesting question: “Is it good to be born in bad times?”

It suggests that newborns can be healthier if the unemployed mother has ‘time to take care of herself,’ exercise more, eat more at home and is under less work-related stress.

However, women’s health can be affected if lower income levels result in worse nutrition or higher stress levels, according to a communiqué released by the Fabra Pompeu University (UPF).

The study’s starting hypothesis suggests that a worse economic situation could negatively impact pregnant women’s health, which, in turn, could be harmful to babies.

To calculate the unemployment rate between 1980 and 2010, the researchers used data from Spain’s Working Population Survey.

In addition, they used data taken

NEWBORN BABIES: Higher unemployment rates may be beneficial for their health. from birth certificates to create health parameters by year and province: weight at birth, infant mortality and prematurity.

The statistical analysis showed that newborns are healthier when the unemployment rate is higher.

The study found that children born in the midst of economic recession are healthier than those born in economic bonanza, even when comparing children from the same mother.

A possible explanation is that when they are unemployed, women of childbearing age sleep more, drink less alcohol and have a lower body mass index.

Odds and evens in Benimarco BENISSA and Teulada meet in Benimarco, a neighbourhood shared by both.

During the villages’ annual fiestas at the end of July, 90 per cent of bullrunning events take place in Benissa but the animals’ corral is located in Teulada.

Meanwhile, a fireworks’ display is

set off from the Teulada side of town.

It has now been agreed in writing that Benissa should organise the bullrunning and Teulada the fireworks.

The fiestas will be paid for by Teulada in odd-numbered years while Benissa will pay in even years.

As a local said: “Fiestas don’t know about boundaries.”

It also contains detailed information about the social, educational, labour and health-related measures taken by the Spanish Government to support the victims of terrorism.

The Spanish Government closely works with associations, foundations and non-profit organisations which represent and defend the interests of victims of terrorism.

Moreover, the Ministry of the Interior grants subsidies to those institutions to both promote their creation and maintenance.

In addition, Spain has created a terrorism assistance unit, which includes specially trained personnel in psychosocial, medical and financial areas.

Furthermore, the Spanish Ministry of Justice set up an Office of Information and Assistance to Victims of Terrorism at the

Audiencia Nacional.

Many countries around the world participated in the creation of the support portal, including Sweden, Ukraine, Turkey, Japan, Israel, Cuba, France, Germany, Austria and India.

According to the website, the portal aims at expressing “international solidarity with victims of terrorism and to raise awareness of national and international efforts undertaken to support them.”

The portal also seeks to “serve as a resource hub for information related to victims of terrorism.”

The website was officially presented at the Fourth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in New York.

This year marked the 10th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings which killed 191 people and injured nearly 2,000.

WHEN the 56-year-old actress Melanie Griffith filed for divorce from long-time husband Antonio Banderas on June 6, many wondered how they would split their assets after 18 years together.

The former Hollywood couple reportedly have a combined fortune of more than $50 million (€37 million), as well as investments with commercial real estate in Los Angeles, Miami, Aspen, New York and several restaurants around the world.

Source close to the couple said: “Banderas is a shrewd businessman; he has a lot of investments and business interests. Melanie’s no slouch either; they don’t spend money they don’t have. They are very proud of that.”

A joint statement issued through their lawyer, said the couple had mutually agreed to the split after carefully considering how to untie the knot.

Melanie has requested spousal support and child support for their daughter Stella Banderas, as well as joint legal custody.

In memory of Mick

By Andrew Atkinson A MEMORIAL concert for popular musician Mick Manion was staged in his home town of Royton, Oldham, UK, following his untimely death in Spain last year, aged 57.

The concert in aid of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, Royton, Oldham, celebrated the life of Mick, who lived in Los Montesinos, Alicante. Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is an independent hospice, and a registered charity, which provides specialist palliative care for adults with noncurable, life-limiting illnesses.

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, founded 25 years ago, looks after people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, including motor neurone disease, heart failure and

lung disease. Mick, who died on October 17, 2013, after a battle with cancer, moved to Spain a decade ago and was well known on the Costa Blanca’s music circuit.

He was a former member of the group Nothing To Lose in the 1970s, and the guitarist in the Cut Loose Band, touring in Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

Mick moved to the Costa Blanca South, where he performed at venues including the Number 11 Lounge & Music Bar, Los Montesinos, and in La Marina and San Luis. Guitarist-vocalist Mick, who raised funds for charity, was noteworthy for songs by The Eagles, James Taylor and Chris Rea. He was a superb guitar player, and his voice resembled that of legend Joe Cocker.

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GERMAN PRESS No breaks

BRITISH PRESS Not scared

Cow chase

DENMARK - A survey, done by YouGov, has revealed that only 17 per cent of Danes are worried about the threat of organised terrorism in their everyday lives; this is a 50 per cent fall from last year.

Two sisters NORWAY - Two sisters, eight and 10, have been abducted on their way home from school in Kongsvinger on the Swedish border. Police are searching for their father who prevented their foster parents from calling the police.

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CONFUSED: Cow on the run.

Gender gap SWEDEN - In some political parties women only earn 75 per cent of what their male counterparts do; the gender wage gap is greater in politics than in private business.

Tunnel shut SWEDEN - A mystery burning car shut down a central Stockholm tunnel; the heavy smoke forced around 50 cars to back out of the tunnel.

walked for three months to reach the host city of Porto Alegre.

Deadly dance HANNAH FRASER, a British model, has become the first person to dance with wild tiger sharks she wore only a skimpy bikini and body paint as protection.

Printed fruit A DESIGN studio and innovation lab in Cambridge has created a machine which can print fruit in just seconds. The device uses the brand new technology of ‘molecular gastronomy.’

Naked biking

World Cup walk FOUR England fans have walked a staggering 1,966 kilometres to the World Cup in aid of the drought stricken areas in northern Brazil. They

Begging ban NORWAY - A ban on begging could soon be introduced, at a national level, after the right-wing coalition struck a deal giving it support for the measure.

ARMED police in South Yorkshire chased a cow through the streets of Sheffield after it escaped from a farm. It was chased by a firearms team and three police cars and became confused and agitated when they got too near to

MORE than 200 people rode their bikes around the centre of Manchester for World Naked Bike Ride Day; this bizarre annual event is now in its ninth year and is gaining in popularity.

RUSSIAN PRESS Survival sentence

Deportation bill

THE fisherman, who ate his friend in order to survive the harsh weather conditions in Siberia, has been sentenced to three and a half years probation; according to his testimony his friend died of natural causes.

OPPOSITION lawmakers have proposed a bill which would see all foreigners deported if they commit just one misdemeanour like public drunkenness or driving without a licence.

Artificial intelligence

Soyuz singer BRITISH singer Sarah Brightman is to begin training in Russia for her flight aboard the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station in 2015; she hopes to sing from space.

RUSSIAN engineers have created a simulation of human intelligence which has passed the ‘Turing test’ and has been recognised as genuine artificial intelligence.

The application can chat and behave like a 13year-old.

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Novosibirsk ban THE SIBERIAN city of Novosibirsk is considering banning American shock-rocker Marilyn Manson from playing a concert in the city; they are being lobbied by orthodox Christian groups.

ONLY one in five employees in Germany take their full, legally granted breaks; 10 per cent claimed to rarely take a break and 20 per cent said they took only half of their breaks.

WWII bomb EXPERTS in Leipzig have exploded a WWII bomb dropped by the American Air Force nearly 72 years ago. It was found near the city’s train station and was thought to be dangerous.

Fake police IN Magdeberg, central Germany, two men pretending to be police officers stole a driver’s car when they stopped him for supposedly speeding; they were dressed in civilian clothes but claimed to be officers of the law.

SICK DAYS: For World Cup.

Duvet days MORE than a million workers plan to call in ‘sick’ during the World Cup; this could potentially cost the country around €446 million in lost revenue.

Killer storms AT least six people have died in the storms that have swept through western Germany; emergency services received more than 5,000 callouts to weather related incidents.

SOYUZ: A song in space.

Cyber crime CYBER crime costs the Dutch economy around €8.8 billion a year, being 1.5 per cent of the gross national product.

Worldwide it counts up to €325 billion or between 0.5 and 0.8 per cent of the world economy and 15 to 20 per cent of the value created on the internet.

Slipway found

DUTCH PRESS Wedding night

€50,000 bail

Fewer firemen

THE wedding night of a just married couple evolved into a quarrel in a hotel in the town of Breukelen. As police intervened the bride insulted an officer and she ended up spending her wedding night in jail.

GONZALEZ C. from the Dominican Republic, suspected of the murder of Dewanand Algoe right in front of a nursery school in Rotterdam in 2008, has been released pending his trial after paying €50,000 bail.

SINCE 2010 the number of professional and voluntary firemen in The Netherlands has decreased by a couple of hundred each year, from 31,000 in 2010 to 1,500 less in 2014, CBS reports.

DURING the construction of an underground car park in the city of Haarlem, a wooden slipway measuring nine metres by 7.5 metres estimated to be from the 18th century was discovered. Once located in a harbour basin at the river Spaarne, it was found almost totally intact.

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Back to the motherland movement IT is no secret that in some of Spain’s autonomous communities there are

secessionist movements.

In the case of Catalonia, separatism can be traced back

Briton’s killer jailed for just three years A MALAGA court has jailed the Spanish killer of father-of-three Stephen Mallon for just three years after finding him guilty of manslaughter.

Mr Mallon died during a bar brawl which also left his sons with severe injuries.

According to witnesses, the incident started over a girl who used to date one of the accused, outside disco-bar La Estrella in the Axarquia village of Cómpeta. Mr Mallon was dazed when a beer bottle smashed over his head. He fell against a balcony before being pushed from a 13-foot ledge.

The Scottish holidaymaker, 49, died 11 days later due to bleeding on the brain.

“During the fight, all the defendants attacked the injured

Britons with the intention of physically harming them,” State Prosecutor Cecilia Solana told the court. “All the defendants were willing participants.”

The defendants claim the tourists were the aggressors, provoking the ‘fight’ when one of the sons danced with the girlfriend of one of the men.

Two men were found guilty of assault with dangerous weapons, but in Spain prison sentences of two years or less are normally suspended for first-time offenders who pay compensation orders. The judge also ordered the main accused, Jose Jimenez Martin, to compensate Mr Mallon’s three children with €90,000 each and his widow Teresa with €120,000.

to the early 20th century. At that time, several political parties started pushing for the full independence of Catalonia.

Another political movement advocating for complete political autonomy is found in the Basque Country.

What may be surprising is that there are political organisations elsewhere in the world pushing for a reunification with Spain.

Puerto Rico’s Reunification With Spain Movement (MRE) launched a campaign demanding the country cut all ties with the United States and become Spain’s 18th autonomous community.

“Puerto Rico is more than a commonwealth, it is a colony of the US,” said Jose Nieves, one of MRE’s advocates. “We simply do what the US says. The US controls it all. We don’t have a say in Congress, we can’t vote for the US president. There is no commonwealth. It is a farce,” he added.

The group does not rule out taking its initiative to the Spanish Consulate. They may

LONGING FOR PAST: Puerto Rico’s reunification with Spain movement. even bring the case before the International Court of Justice and request that the Treaty of Paris be annulled.

Signed on December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris resulted in Spain surrendering control of Cuba and ceding

Puerto Rico to the US. “Puerto Rico did not become independent. It was stolen. It was the most faithful Spanish colony,” said Nieves.

He also believes that 54 per cent of Puerto Ricans will support MRE’s initiative.

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A new King

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PAIN will today have a new King.

The increasingly unpopular Juan Carlos I has stepped aside to allow Felipe VI to be crowned.

It is a deeply symbolic moment for the country. New blood to lead Spain into a new era, it is to be hoped. It must be remembered that Felipe’s father as a young man brought the country together at a dangerous moment in Spain’s history.

Dictator Franco, who had used an iron fist to prevent the social and regional divides from splitting the country, was dead. Who then would keep the country together?

Juan Carlos, together with the politicians of the day managed to do just that, but without most of the sinister, violent and politically repressive methods of dictatorship.

Now Spain faces a different type of crisis. The social divides and gap between rich and poor seem to be

as wide as ever. People rely on soup kitchens. Tens of thousands of children only get one square meal a day - that provided at school.

A new start is needed to bring the country back from the economic and social brink. It is to be hoped that Felipe can symbolise that start with fresh ideas and a sense of leadership in a country that desperately needs both.

Price of life STEPHEN MALLON died after a brawl outside a pub in a quiet Spanish village. He and his sons were set upon and battered in Competa, Axarquia by a mob of 15 young men. He died after the unprovoked assault. Of those 15 men just one will serve time - three years for manslaughter.

Mr Mallon has been let down by Spanish justice.

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How much money is in prostitution?

STARTING in October, official statistics in Spain will include data from illegal economic transactions, including prostitution.

The decision comes after the European Union required all member states to measure their annual GDP the same way.

The European budget is allocated depending on the size of a country’s economy.

Austria, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, Holland and Sweden already take into account illegal economic transactions when calculating their economic size.

Spanish economic experts are putting the finishing touches to a method aimed at quantifying illegal

transactions.

However, Spain’s Professional Organisation Of State Tax Inspectors (IHE) said that prostitution and soft drug trafficking may be legalised to better combat their adverse effects and increase public income.

The IHE estimates that if these sectors paid 30 per cent in taxes, the Spanish Tax Agency could collect close to €6 billion.

The 2006 ESCODE report of the Labour and Social Services Ministry looked at the potential repercussions of legalising prostitution and analysed its viability.

It took into account several variables, including the value

added tax, the corporate tax, local taxes and the overall tax impact.

It concluded, for instance, that legalising prostitution would increase the percentage of the income tax collected in Spain, which generally represents more than 50 per cent of government revenues.

Furthermore, it estimates that the overall positive impact of legalising prostitution would amount to 0.53 per cent.

Eurostat, which provides detailed statistics on the EU, devised guidelines to regulate these illegal activities and does not consider prostitution or soft drugs to be commercial goods.

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STAT OF WEEK DESPITE slowly improving unemployment figures, openended full-time work contracts have gradually declined since 2007.

They now apply to just 49.7 per cent of Spain’s 12.2 million salaried workers.

SPAIN can begin repaying its bank bailout thanks to Bankia.

So said junior Treasury Minister Iñigo Fernandez de Mesa as he praised the nationalised bank.

The unexpected turnaround was possible thanks to the loyalty of existing clients to the almost ruined but now-

restructured bank, claimed Bankia chairman Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri.

The bank’s 14,000 employees contributed, as did its board of directors who risked their reputations after the government had to step in two years ago, Goirigolzarri added.

The grey area of car-shares SPANISH employees, once officially encouraged to carshare, have been warned that they could be breaking the law.

Under transport regulations, people or companies who ferry passengers in private vehicles in return for money must first obtain official permission, the ministry of Public Works warned.

Failure to do so could result in a €600 fine for individuals and up to €6,000 for groups. In ‘exceptional circumstance’ repeat offenders could face fines of up to €18,000.

The ministry announcement is seen

as a response to protests from bus companies and cab drivers who claim they are losing out to associations like Uber.

Much-used in Barcelona, Uber charges users unlike Blablacar which puts passengers wanting a car-share in touch with each other.

Costs are shared and no laws broken.

Sharing a car is not illegal, but problems arise when a private activity becomes professional public transport, ministry sources said.

Insurance in the event of an accident is another consideration, they added.

He was speaking at Ecofin’s Titanes 2014 prize where Fernandez de la Mesa presented him with the Financier of the Year award.

Bankia still had many challenges to meet but would continue “working its fingers to the bone” to reach its goals, Goirigolzarri pledged.

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usiness extra

Three hotels PEMEX’S exit from Repsol will not affect Mexican contracts with Galician shipyards. Orders for three floating hotels from Navantia and Barreras will go ahead, confirmed Mexico’s president Enrique Peña Nieto.

Banker goes PABLO VALLBONA VADELL the 72-year-old First Deputy Chairman of Banca March, is retiring. Vallbona, who studied marine engineering, also leaves the board of the familyowned bank which he entered aged 28.

Bottlers in for 20-year haul COCA-COLA COMPANY is committed to working with CocaCola Iberian Partners until 2034.

The American parent company signed an initial 10-year contract, renewable to 20, in March. CocaCola Iberian Partners, now sole bottler, is the result of a merger between Cobega, Colebega, Casbega, Rendelsur, Began, Norbega and Asturbega.

Coca-Cola has a net turnover of more than €3 billion, marketing 24 brands and 69 products in Spain and Portugal, reaching more than 400,000 distributors.

Coca-Cola Iberian Partners now awaits a High Court ruling on its ERE redundancy plan that affects 1,190 jobs and led to the closure of plants in Fuenlabrada, Asturias, Palma de Mallorca and Alicante.

CREDIT DEUSTO FLICKER

Bailout repayments start LOYAL CLIENTS: Jose Ignacio Goirigol zarri credited customers.

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% C H G. -0.87 -0.35 0.30 -1.16 -0.63 -0.89 -1.75 2.48 -1.31 -0.78 -0.96 -0.52 1.86 0.00 -0.39 -0.60 -0.95 -0.15 -0.44 -0.26 -0.28 -1.14 -0.32 0.03 -0.15 -1.19 -1.22 -1.53 -0.84 -0.29 -1.01 -0.85 -1.98 0.59 0.00 -1.01 -1.25 -1.97 0.72 -0.15 1.27 0.14 -0.52 -0.10 1.11 -0.59 0.53 0.34 -1.18 0.37 -0.21 -1.31 -1.80 -0.19 -0.25 -0.17 -2.33 -0.55 -0.64 -0.04 -0.54 -1.06 -1.66 -0.80 -1.15 -1.25 1.37 -0.41 -1.01 -0.49 -0.90 -1.71 -0.05 -1.19 -0.08

VOLUME 1,816.37 59.63 1,432.85 287.25 583.25 520.28 452.12 287.20 276.45 393.71 673.53 784.81 6,918.14 152.78 105.93 3,374.50 77.07 244.21 155.03 2,166.57 33.76 1,863.11 45.91 2,070.90 586.89 1,703.95 29,340.25 70.46 450.31 143.43 724.05 94.57 2,616.86 1,713.88 149.50 696.54 367.62 426.63 140.29 431.80 118.15 199.34 576.69 111.78 1,515.32 1,381.08 3,026.69 468.04 304.47 837.94 430.58 233.51 2,065.63 65.56 128.09 181.53 1,870.40 83.78 369.46 498.96 559.75 935.03 167.42 2,117.08 152.03 372.99 447.71 619.52 362.93 12,902.62 78.95 116.80 500.05 113.55 470.44

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THE Guardia Civil’s UCO unit, which pursues money laundering, is investigating Lionel Messi’s charity football matches.

The crack Guardia Civil unit is investigating bank transfers totalling €950,000 from at least two of six ‘Messi and his friends vs The rest of the world’ fundraisers played in the US and Latin America between 2012 and 2013.

Money raised from the matches was transferred to a company registered in Curaçao, the offshore tax paradise in the Dutch Antilles.

The words ‘G Marin-Messi’ on the counterfoils point to Guillermo Marin, a friend of the Messi family in charge of the matches, UCO alleges.

The investigation is parallel to another case brought against Messi by AEAT, Spain’s tax agency, for hiding income from image and advertising rights. The player has now deposited €5 million to offset penal responsibility in the court case that awaits him in Barcelona.

In this latest case, Guardia Civil investigators are examining an alleged Colombian connection which, with the cooperation of individuals in Spain, used

CHARITY QUIZ: police investigating matches

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Finances getting messier still for Messi as Guardia Civil investigate the charity matches to launder profits from drugs trafficking.

As well as Guillermo Marin, Harisson Gonzalez and Andres Barco - respectively president and vice-president of Total Conciertos - are also in UCO’s sights.

Barco recently acknowledged that money was still owed to the charities supposed to benefit from the matches.

Messi and his father admitted knowing Marin but denied making any personal profit from the matches. Asked who was in touch with Marin, the player answered: “Not me. My father is the one who makes contact,” echoing an earlier statement to a Barcelona judge when he claimed: “My dad sees to the money.”

The player’s Barcelona teammates who played in the matches, including Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves and Jose Manuel Pinto also denied profiting from the matches, although their travel and accommodation were paid for.

The Guardia Civil has asked for judicial permission to start new proceedings to establish who is behind the account.

Showcase your business Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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WHEN years ago the UK telephone service, a Post Office monopoly, was deregulated, it opened the market to rivals.

The world’s oldest telecommunications company faced competition.

The emerging BT did get its act together. It had little choice.

Intruders were taking business off them like sweets from a kid. I was one of them.

The Australian Red Telephone Company built a commissionbased network of agents placing payphones in restaurants, hotels, retailers, public houses. Anywhere the imagination of resourceful sales staff would take them.

DON’T MISS OUT: Sell yourself first and your service second.

Getting the pad scratched was a bit of a struggle. Payphones were a novel concept, took up space and made peanuts. What clinched the deal was my explanation that a payphone attracts new customers who buy profitable things.

No matter how good your

service there will be a haemorrhage of lost clients, which is why household name brands advertise. Never miss an opportunity to set your stall out.

Having already dined we visited a Mijas patio-restaurant and ordered wine. Although it was quiet we were told wine was

served only with meals. Snubbed, neither we nor our guests ever returned. A lost opportunity to sell their service.

On the business ball are typically those who provide space for Euro Weekly News. Duncan, my affable entertaining barber, chats with those calling in for their copy. A great opportunity to build relationships and business.

Trained sales staff know you sell yourself first, your service second.

Why not find a reason for a special ‘Meet the Staff’ day? It could be a ‘Thank our Customers’ Day. Till takings take second place but don’t worry, they will catch up.

Provided your enterprise is within the law all customers, their family and friends, will be treated.

This may be little more than wine, delicacies, don’t forget small gifts for children.

The small outlay will provide fun and profits.

Why not support a charity.

Doing so reflects well on your business and attracts a whole new tranche of clients.

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Spain does the business abroad SPANISH companies secured 832 foreign contracts worth €45 billion last year, 118 more than in 2012.

Despite this increase total international earnings fell by €5 billion, according to the Economy ministry’s Directorate of International Commerce and Investment.

The reduction was principally due to the absence of big moneymaking operations like the Mecca to Medina AVE high speed line, won two years ago and worth €7 billion, ministry sources explained.

Latin America continues to be the most profitable area for Spanish companies, accounting for 33 per cent of all foreign contracts.

The European Union with 23 per cent of contracts came next in importance, followed by the Near East and the Gulf states with 17 per cent. North and SubSaharan Africa are increasingly profitable fields for Spanish firms and the number of contracts increased 100 per cent last year compared with 2012, the ministry revealed.

Operations in Australia and New Zealand also grew, with a 66 per cent increase. At the other end of the scale, contracts dwindled in North America, falling from 15 per cent of the total registered in 2012 to just 4 per cent in 2013.

Fifty-three per cent of Spain’s international contracts centred on transport and infrastructure, bringing in almost €24 billion.

Things are looking good for 2014, the Economy Ministry said.

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Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

FOR final year university students there is excitement and lots of nerves in the air.

It’s almost time to pack up the books and start out on a journey to see what the future holds.

But whether plans are to travel the world or begin looking for a job, after the caps are thrown in the air and the celebrations are over, it is vital that graduates think about the diligent and disciplined use of money.

Setting off on the right financial foot and starting as you mean to go on is the best advice for a less bumpy ride in the course of a lifetime.

The first most important piece of advice is don’t get into debt. It’s easy for fresh new bait to

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What all graduate students need to know about money get lured into attractive bank offers, but money owed is never a good offer. View credit and credit cards with caution and avoid them as much as possible.

For those that feel they are disciplined, one credit card that is always paid off at the end of the month is more than enough plastic in your wallet.

Your parents may have told you this, but once you become employed start saving immediately.

“But I have my whole life to save,” you may protest. I know I did.

Getting into the habit of saving is a great routine to get into. And the more it is postponed the harder it is to actually start.

CELEBRATIONS: But it’s vital graduates be disciplined.

As a recently employed graduate your expenses are lower than they will ever be, so take

Can the Community seize rental income?

Q. The administrator of our Community on the Costa del Sol has sent out an e-mail to the You and the members, which suggests that the problem of Law in Spain non-payment of Community fees can be

By David Searl successfully addressed by obtaining a court order for a rental tenant to pay his rent directly to the court instead of to the landlord. The Community would then receive this money from the court until the back fees are paid. This idea seems novel to me and I wonder if such a procedure will indeed be effective.

K.S. (Costa del Sol) A. It certainly is effective. Your enclosed e-mail from the administrator does more than ‘suggest.’ He points out the Community has already obtained a judgement against one debtor, in which the tenant has been ordered by the court to pay the court instead of the owner, and another case is under way.

People often seem at a loss as to how Community debts can be recovered.

The Community President can be authorised to bring a normal lawsuit against the debtor or he can use a procedure called ‘Proceso Monitorio’ which is designed to be simpler and faster for small claims. The court will order a lien against any assets the debtor has in Spain, such as bank accounts or, in your case, rental income.

The debt will include the Community’s

legal costs. It takes more time than it should, but the system does function.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

advantage of this and put at least 10 per cent of your pay-pack away in a savings account each

month. You’re an adult now so don’t get dazzled and hypnotised by all the shiny new things your friends have.

Bets are that they may not be as rich as you think. Most of them are buying this junk on credit - getting into debt for fancy gadgets, jewellery or new car.

I can guarantee you that there is nothing luxurious about owing money to the bank.

Life and money doesn’t generally tend to get easier as we get older, but by starting off wisely and cautiously you will help avoid some of the financial pitfalls that so many of us have fallen into and are still struggling to climb out of!

BUSINESS EXTRA

Gas deal GAS NATURAL FENOSA is to sell its telecommunications subsidiary GNFT to European capital investment fund, Cinven, for €510 million. The sale will be completed within 60 days, bringing pre-tax capital gains of €250 million.

Burger king BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has acquired a 27 per cent stake in Bas Alimenataria, a small Catalan meat company producing upmarket hamburgers. Pique already owns videogame company Kerad Games.

More debt SPAIN’S public debt is expected to keep growing and break the 100 per cent of GDP mark next year, despite the deep cutbacks imposed in public spending.

Imperial floats Logista distribution company THE Imperial Tobacco Group confirmed that its subsidiary Logista will be quoted on the Spanish stock exchange.

Imperial gained control of Logista in 2008 on acquiring Altadis, owner of the Fortuna and Gauloise brands, for €11 billion. According to Bloomberg estimates, Logista is at present worth around €1.8 billion.

Logista also works with other companies in the consumer goods sector, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and publishing. It delivers to the company’s 300,000 delivery points in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France at kiosks, petrol stations, hospitals, pharmacies, hotels and restaurants.

Altadis expects to sell Logista shares to a number of institutional investors although Imperial intends to retain a majority stake, the company revealed.

Imperial, which has the fourth-largest share of global tobacco sales, is currently combating harsher regulations, a diminishing number of smokers and a weakened consumer market.

The Bristol-based business reported September to March pre-tax profits of

QUOTED: Subsidiary to be floated. €615 million that were more than 20 per cent down on the same period last year.

Imperial has also revealed that it will close its last factory in mainland Britain and move production to France.

In the financial year ending in September 2013, Imperial’s logistic division, of which the lion’s share goes to Logista, reported a 5 per cent decline in distribution fees to €1.051 billion.

Logista had maintained a solid operating performance over the three financial years, said Logista’s CEO Luis Egido Galvez.

OPINION & COMMENT

Mojacar is reborn as town comes back to life…

IN early 2010 we had to sell our holiday apartment in Mojacar due to ill health.

We still continued to holiday there over the following years and it was quite sad during our last visit in late 2011 to see that the lovely Mojacar we knew had become a place of empty shops and cafes and was generally not looking good.

However we have just returned from a three-week holiday and what a difference! The seafront area had been smartened up and landscaped and looked really inviting. Then, as we settled in to our holiday, we saw new shops and cafes and felt energy and freshness all around.

It all added up to making our holiday so wonderful, reaffirming to us that Mojacar is truly the loveliest of places to visit.

Well done Mojacar, and our thanks to all who have helped to make it such a wonderful place.

Ron and Linda (by email)

Driving motive THE article on women drivers in Spain (Street Talk issue 1509) made me laugh. All I can say is that those quoted are obviously not very good drivers, full stop!

I am 76 years of age and have driven since the age of 21 on a regular basis. Fortunately I have never been involved in an accident.

I have lived here for 14 years and was widowed four years ago. Yes, perhaps my husband drove more when we were out together but I know I would not still be living here if I did not drive.

In fact I probably prefer driving here, with less traffic, to driving in England. I would say to all those women drivers who let their husband take the wheel: “Don’t stop driving.”

If anything happens to him it will be the first thing you need to do.

Janet Richards (by email)

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Trade gap WHERE are all the extra tourists that your paper mentions?

Come to that, where are the tourists? I live in Montemar and all we are short of is tumbleweed.

Over the past week we have had maybe 20 people walk by and the roads are very quiet.

There are no tourists in this area, the seafront is quiet and all businesses are suffering.

There is nowhere for people to park and the sidewalks are littered with dog poo.

Spain is slowly tightening the noose on itself by restricting people from parking or charging them a lot to park miles away from where they want to be.

Many different nationalities have invested money in this country as well as many Spanish residents and who benefits? Not the locals. Only the government has a stable income - from us.

Peter Battensby, Torremolinos (Malaga)

Bank hold-up Round the bend I LOOK forward to your paper each week but quite often get annoyed by the letters’ page.

It is usually full of complaints about how the Spanish do things wrong and upset expats.

The one that really gets to me is the constant griping about driving and in particular how to use a roundabout.

Officially a roundabout in Spain is treated as a bend in the road.

You can go around it in any lane and if you have to cross a lane to exit it, it is up to you to do so safely and not for other drivers to keep out of your way.

If you want to live here, learn the rules before griping about them. If you don't like the rules, EasyJet have some very good flights back to the rain and the coalition. Leave those of us who love it here to get on with our hosts.

John Maclennan, Benamocarra (Malaga)

Sand storm WHY are Orihuela Costa’s beaches and streets in such a disgusting state in June?

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La Zenia is cleaned daily, but not very well. Cala Capitan and Campoamor haven’t been done at all and there are large holes in the sand at Cala Capitan.

None of them have walkways even near to the sea: how can the disabled access the water?

There are no beach loungers, no cafes, no pedal boats and the sand is filthy.

The streets are filthy, too, and weed-ridden. As a tourist I would not return to Orihuela Costa.

Given that the restaurants, cafes, shops and apartment owners rely on a few months of tourism to survive, how many will be here in 2015?

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Cowboy victims MY wife and I recently returned to England from Alcoy and were recommended someone who was cheap and offered a personal removals service.

When our belongings arrived we were horrified at the amount of damage. A brand new fridgefreezer had dents in the top and down the door, which he said were there when he collected it.

He handed me a four inch splinter of wood he had broken off the top of a pine dresser.

A Tiffany lampshade which he promised to take great care of will cost in the region of €175 to repair. Finally, the handle of my power washer was broken in two.

Due to arthritis I told him at the outset that I was unable to assist in carrying heavy things.

When he turned up at our UK residence he was alone, meaning I was forced to endure the pain of lifting heavy items.

Let this be a lesson. Cheap he might have been, but was not a member of the BMA. We don’t stand a chance of recouping our losses.

Gordon Randall (by email)

I HAVE to disagree with Kate Ferry’s letter about Nora Johnson’s article on the recession.

She states that over 50 of her friends were pushed into taking out credit by their banks and clearly thinks that individuals have no responsibility for their actions. The banks forced them to do it!

In fact, I thought Nora made a number of very good points in her column, which is always readable.

Just like her novels!

Karen Slater, Javea (Alicante)

Good Samaritan ON June 2 on the AP-7 from Alicante airport to Valencia, our hire car broke down in the middle of the motorway.

A young man in a pick-up truck put his own life at risk to help us and called the police who had to stop all traffic to get the car off the road. Fortunately no- one was hurt.

The number of the truck was 0067 CVF. We would like to thank him and the police who were really helpful and kind to us.

A Wilkins and L Heinrich (by email)

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Mother and daughter duo Rumi and Teo have run the restaurant for almost three years.

Rumi has worked as a chef her whole life in restaurants in Bulgaria and also in Germany. She has been in Spain for 15 years now, and together with her daughter Teo, the pair decided to take charge of their own destiny and create a welcome home from home atmosphere at their restaurant situated by Mas y Mas supermarket.

Teo said: “My mum is a chef and offers wonderful traditional Bulgarian dishes such as mixed meatballs

AL FRESCO (left): Eat or enjoy a drink on the large spacious terrace.

WELCOMING (bottom): Hungarian influences at Brasa Casi Perfecta.

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The Thames Valley Police provide a fascinating insight into car crime and its prevention.

11:00pm Intelligence

12am 2:10am Holiday Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am BBC News BBC One joins the BBC's rolling news channel for a night of news, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.

12:20am This Week 1:05am Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed 1:35am This is BBC Two 2:05am Match of the Day 3:50am This is BBC Two 5:00am Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey - Learning Zone

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:00am My Violent Child 4:55am The Great Artists 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am HouseBusters

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am The Good Guys 5:00am Glee

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8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Barely Legal Drivers 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Barely Legal Drivers 2:05am Blood, Smack and Tears: Afghanistan's Heroin Hell Afghanistan has a drugs problem.

3:05am Tyger Takes On 4:05am Badults 4:35am C-Bomb

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth 10:00pm A History of Britain by Simon Schama 11:00pm Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story 12:00am The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins 1:00am Battlefield Britain 2:00am Top of the Pops 2:35am Amber 3:25am A History of Britain by Simon Schama

12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Coronation Street 2:00pm The Cube 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Rumour Has It...

11:00pm TV OD 11:30pm Celebrity Juice 12:15am Viral Tap 1:05am Two and a Half Men 1:30am Two and a Half Men

9:20am Murder, She Wrote 10:20am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:40pm The Royal 3:45pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm afterlife 12:00am William and Mary 1:05am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 2:55am Movies Now

11:50am The Professionals 12:50pm Minder 1:55pm Minder 2:55pm Magnum, P.I. 3:55pm Kojak 4:55pm The Sweeney 5:55pm The Professionals 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Road Rage Britain: Caught on Camera 11:00pm D-Tox 1:05am Hard Target

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm Happy Endings 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm 2 Broke Girls 10:30pm The Inbetweeners 11:00pm Rude Tube 12:00am New Girl

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SKY MOVIES Action 4:45am Ghosts of Mars 6:30am Secrets of Skyfall 7:00am Dante's Peak 9:00am The Wolverine Special 9:20am Hulk 11:50am The Bridge on the River Kwai 2:35pm Flags of Our Fathers 4:55pm A Good Day to Die Hard 6:40pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 8:30pm Hulk 11:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard 12:40am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2:30am Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 4:20am The Marine: Homefront 5:55am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

5:20am Bed and Breakfast: Love is a Happy Accident 7:00am The Knot 8:45am Edge of Tomorrow Special 9:15am The Dukes of Hazzard 11:15am 10 Years 1:10pm Pitch Perfect 3:15pm This is the End 5:15pm Nacho Libre 7:00pm You, Me and Dupree 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm This is the End 12:55am The Dukes of Hazzard 2:50am Nacho Libre 4:30am You, Me and Dupree Carl is in seventh heaven when he marries his gorgeous girlfriend Molly in Hawaii.

4:15am Taxi Driver 6:20am Malpractice 8:05am The Suspect 9:50am The Liability 11:25am Little Murder A jaded detective sees a ghostly apparition of a woman, who asks him to help catch her killer.

1:10pm Breakdown 2:50pm Trance 4:45pm Murder at 1600 6:40pm The Liability 8:15pm Breakdown 10:00pm Trance 11:50pm Basic Instinct 2:10am Killing Them Softly 3:55am American Psycho 5:40am Deep Family Secrets

4:20am Knife Fight A slick political strategist attempts to fix the images of his clients by any means necessary.

6:10am Sense and Sensibility 8:30am Giant 11:50am Now is Good 1:40pm Sparkle 3:40pm 50 First Dates 5:25pm Roxanne 7:15pm Hitchcock 9:00pm My Best Friend's Wedding 11:00pm 50 First Dates 12:50am Cherry 2:45am Racing with the Moon Two young men who have been drafted into the Marines decide to live it up before their departure.

4:40am The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

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6:00am Maleficent Special 6:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Austenland 8:45am Maleficent Special 9:15am Any Day Now 11:00am All Things to All Men 12:45pm Edge of Tomorrow Special 1:15pm The to Do List 3:15pm Austenland 5:00pm Elysium: Sky Movies Special 5:30pm Elysium 8:00pm Any Day Now 10:00pm Elysium 12:30am All Things to All Men 2:00am The Borderlands 3:40am The to Do List 5:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special

6:00am Gold Fever 7:10am Gunsmoke When a man is found murdered, the main suspect is the man who lost to him during a card game.

8:10am Gunsmoke 9:10am Cripple Creek 10:40am Gunfight at Comanche Creek 12:20pm The Bounty Hunter 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Cahill U.S. Marshal 5:55pm The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 7:50pm Canyon Ambush 8:55pm Sunset in El Dorado 10:00pm Mystic River 12:35am Hang 'Em High 2:45am Mystic River 5:00am Off Set

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BRAZIL TV GUIDE WORLD CUP Thursday 19th June 2014

Friday 20th June 2014

Colombia v I. Coast

Group C • 18:00

Italy v Costa Rica

Group D • 18:00

Uruguay v England

Group D • 21:00

Switzerland v France

Group E • 21:00

Japan v Greece

Group C • 00:00

Honduras v Ecuador

Group E • 00:00

Saturday 21st June 2014

Sunday 22nd June 2014

Argentina v Iran

Group F • 18:00

Belgium v Russia

Group H • 18:00

Germany v Ghana

Group G • 21:00

S. Korea v Algeria

Group H • 21:00

Nigeria v Bosnia H.

Group F • 00:00

USA v Portugal

Group G • 00:00

Monday 23rd June 2014 Australia v Spain

Group B • 18:00

Netherlands v Chile

Group B • 18:00

Cameroon v Brazil

Group A • 22:00

Croatia v Mexico

Group A • 22:00

Tuesday 24th June 2014 Italy v Uruguay

Group D • 18:00

Costa Rica v England

Group D • 18:00

Japan v Colombia

Group C • 22:00

Greece v Ivory Coast

Group C • 22:00

Wednesday 25th June 2014 Nigeria v Argentina

Group F • 18:00

Bosnia H. v Iran

Group F • 18:00

Honduras v Switzerland

Group E • 22:00

Ecuador v France

Group E • 22:00

World Cup 2014 On TV will be shown live in the UK on both BBC and ITV. England v Italy on TV will be shown live on BBC1 / BBC1 HD, England v Uruguay on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD and England v Costa Rica on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD. BBC will have 1st pick of the Second Round matches and 1st pick of the Semi Finals, whilst ITV will have 1st pick of the Quarter Finals.

The 2014 World Cup Final will be shown live on both BBC1 and ITV.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:30pm Countryside 999 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 8:05am Building Dream Homes 8:35am Brazil's Soccer Cities 8:40am Match of the Day 9:20am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 10:05am The Great British Sewing Bee 11:05am First Time on the Front Line 11:35am The Travel Show 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Tennis

ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford.

12:25pm ITV News The latest headlines from around the world. 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

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CH4 8:30am King of Queens 9:00am Royal Ascot 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Royal Ascot

CH5 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother: Power Trip 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

SKY 1 7:00am Real Filth Fighters 7:30am Real Filth Fighters 8:00am Stargate Atlantis 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Flog it! Trade Secrets 5:00pm Match of the Day Live

3:00pm Tennis

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:00pm Royal Ascot

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News

9:00pm Sea City

11:15pm ITV News and Weather

9:00pm Celebrity Fifteen to One

John Inverdale hosts live tennis coverage from Eastbourne, where it is semi-finals day in both the men's and women's events.

Clare Balding and Nick Luck present all the style, fashion, passion and brilliance of Royal Ascot on Day 4 of the meeting.

3:15pm NCIS US crime drama series.

4:20pm McBride: Semper Fi Drama.

3:00pm Glee 4:00pm Stargate Atlantis 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 8:05pm BBC News at Six 8:30pm BBC London News

Includes sport and weather.

6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm The Girl Raised by Monkeys 10:00pm Big Brother: Live Eviction 11:00pm Stand by Your Man 11:40pm The Interview

9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking 10:00pm Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 11:00pm A League of Their Own

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show

Three-part documentary series going behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton.

9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Seven Wonders of Brazil 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

Alastair Stewart and Mary Nightingale with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:35pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

Comedian Adam Hills hosts the penultimate episode of Celebrity Fifteen to One.

10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Friday Night Dinner 11:35pm The Inbetweeners

12am 12:20am Uncle 12:55am EastEnders Omnibus A chance to catch up on the week's drama in Albert Square.

2:50am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:55am BBC News

12:05am Buster 1:35am The Battle to Beat Polio Documentary exploring the history of the search for a polio vaccine.

2:35am Match of the Day 4:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

2:15am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:10am The Inbetweeners 12:40am The Inbetweeners 1:15am Airplane II: The Sequel 2:45am Royal Ascot 3:15am The Angelos Epithemiou Show 3:40am I'm Spazticus 4:05am Desperate Housewives

12:10am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:10am Super Casino 3:55am Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 4:50am The Great Artists 5:15am Divine Designs 5:40am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am The Good Guys 5:00am Glee

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes IV: May the Fourth be with You 8:45pm Doctor Who 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Bad Education 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Bad Education 2:30am Backchat Father's Day Special 3:15am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:15am Russell Howard's Good News

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Symphony

11:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm You've Been Framed!

2:00pm The Cube 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 10:00pm The Holiday 12:45am Celebrity Juice 1:30am Two and a Half Men

8:20am The Royal 9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:45am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:40pm The Royal 3:45pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:55pm Lewis 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Wire in the Blood 12:55am William and Mary

11:40am The Professionals 12:40pm Minder 1:45pm Minder 2:50pm Magnum, P.I. 3:50pm Kojak 4:55pm The Sweeney 5:55pm Hornblower 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm Duck Dynasty 9:30pm Duck Dynasty 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm Basic 1:10am National Lampoon's Vacation 3:10am Amazing Argentina

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm Happy Endings 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:35pm How I Met Your Mother 7:05pm The Big Bang Theory 7:35pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm He's Just Not That Into You 12:35am The Big Bang Theory 1:05am The Big Bang Theory

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Simon Russell Beale presents a radical reappraisal of the place of the symphony in the modern world and explores the surprising way in which it has shaped our history and identity.

9:30pm Sounds of The Eighties 10:00pm Billy Joel: The Bridge to Russia 11:15pm Billy Joel Live in Leningrad 12:35am Barry Manilow at the BBC 1:35am Billy Joel: The Bridge to Russia 2:50am Billy Joel Live in Leningrad 4:10am Sounds of The Eighties The eighties saw many great contributions to the fields of arts and culture.

SKY MOVIES Action 5:55am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain The Angel Summit ski resort has been blessed with early snows.

7:30am Speed 2: Cruise Control 9:40am The Mask of Zorro 12:00pm Tombstone 2:15pm White House Down 4:30pm Executive Decision 6:45pm Fire with Fire 8:30pm The Mask of Zorro 11:00pm White House Down 1:15am Executive Decision 3:30am 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded 5:10am Speed 2: Cruise Control

Comedy 4:30am You, Me and Dupree 6:30am Despicable Me 2 Special 7:00am This is 40 9:20am The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 11:05am Ali G Indahouse 12:40pm Dave 2:40pm Napoleon Dynamite 4:25pm The Five-Year Engagement 6:40pm This is 40 9:00pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 10:50pm Ali G Indahouse 12:25am Napoleon Dynamite 2:10am The Five-Year Engagement 4:25am Edge of Tomorrow Special 4:55am Big Nothing

5:40am Deep Family Secrets 7:15am Penthouse North 8:45am Rules of Engagement 10:55am The Bourne Legacy 1:15pm The Good Doctor 2:55pm Hick 4:40pm Flatliners 6:40pm The Bourne Legacy 9:00pm The Good Doctor 10:45pm Zero Dark Thirty Special 11:00pm Outlaw 12:50am Death Wish 2:30am St George's Day 4:25am Outlaw

4:40am The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 7:25am Jersey Boys Special 7:55am Evita 10:20am Heartburn 12:20pm Life of Pi 2:35pm World Trade Center 4:50pm Dead Poets Society 7:05pm The Break-Up 9:00pm Life of Pi 11:10pm World Trade Center 1:25am Gorillas in the Mist 3:45am Love and Honor 5:30am The Remains of the Day

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6:00am Edge of Tomorrow Special 6:30am Maleficent Special 7:00am Any Day Now 8:45am Banshee Chapter 10:30am The Reef 2: High Tide 12:00pm The Borderlands 1:45pm Cold Comes The Night 3:30pm Any Day Now 5:15pm The Wolverine 7:30pm The Reef 2: High Tide 9:00pm The Wolverine 11:10pm Cold Comes The Night 12:45am Banshee Chapter 2:20am The Borderlands 3:55am Banshee Chapter 5:30am Edge of Tomorrow Special

6:00am Off Set 6:45am Gunsmoke 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:55am Canyon Ambush 10:00am The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 11:55am Cahill U.S. Marshal 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Gun Hawk 5:45pm The Stalking Moon 7:50pm Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 10:00pm Out for Justice 11:45pm Exit Wounds 1:40am Out for Justice 3:15am Exit Wounds 5:00am Off Set

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live James Martin presents another menu of mouth-watering recipes, great chefs and celebrity guests. 12:30pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 1:00pm BBC News 1:10pm Weather 1:15pm Athletics

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:20am A Double Life 9:00am MOTD Kickabout 9:30am Brazil's Soccer Cities 9:35am FIFA World Cup 1986 11:00am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 11:45am Wimbledon Classics 1:45pm Tennis

ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 11:25am Murder She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm All Star Mr and Mrs 1:30pm A Touch of Frost

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CH4 7:35am Transworld Sport 8:30am Mobil 1 8:55am Royal Ascot 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Big Bang Theory 12:50pm The Simpsons 1:20pm The Simpsons 1:45pm The Tomorrow People 2:40pm Royal Ascot

CH5 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:20am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Access 11:15am Power Rangers Super Samurai 11:50am The Dog Rescuers 12:45pm Big Brother 2:15pm Hitch

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am Harrow: A Very British School 10:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 11:00am The Bachelor King 12:30pm What's Up 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Futurama 2:30pm Futurama

3pm 5:00pm Bargain Hunt 5:45pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying

3:00pm Tennis 4:30pm The Triple Cross

3:30pm Fool Britannia 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 Argentina v Iran.

3:00pm Royal Ascot Clare Balding and Nick Luck present all the action, elegance and drama of the fifth and final day of Royal Ascot.

3:00pm Hitch 4:30pm The Deep End of the Ocean Family drama about a woman whose life falls apart when her three-year-old son is abducted.

3:00pm Modern Family 3:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Simpsons

6pm 7:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:30pm BBC News 7:40pm Regional News 7:45pm Weather 7:50pm A Question of Sport 8:30pm Match of the Day Live

6:30pm Natural World Award winning nature documentary series.

7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Lorraine Pascal: The Truth About Fostering

8:15pm Local News and Weather 8:20pm ITV News and Weather 8:30pm You've Been Framed!

7:05pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 7:35pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:00pm The Restoration Man

6:45pm Columbo: A Case of Immunity 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Elaine Paige Show 8:30pm The Simpsons

9pm 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm The National Lottery Live 11:40pm Match of the Day Live

9:00pm The Battle for Stonehenge A Culture Show Special.

10:00pm I Love 1996 11:00pm Gimme Gimme Gimme 11:30pm The Mrs Merton Show

9:30pm Our Queen 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm The Beatles The Night That Changed America- A Grammy Salute.

9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm The Hunger Games Jennifer Lawrence stars in Gary Ross's Bafta Award-winning action-thriller adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel.

9:00pm The ABBA Years 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Autopsy

9:00pm Star-Crossed 10:00pm Ross Kemp: Extreme World 11:00pm Ross Kemp: Extreme World

12am 2:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:00am Game on 12:30am TOTP 2 Presents the 90's 1:30am Houseguest 3:15am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 5:00am This is BBC Two

1:55am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

12:50am Saturday Night Fever 3:00am Royal Ascot 3:30am Panic in the Streets 5:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus It's Danny's birthday, and Peri is acting oddly around the Lomaxes.

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Angry Britain 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am The Funky Valley Show 5:55am The Funky Valley Show

12:00am Jersey Boys 12:30am Road Wars 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am The Good Guys 3:00am The Good Guys 4:00am The Good Guys 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 8:05pm Madagascar 9:30pm Doctor Who 10:30pm Comedy Fest Live 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:44am Family Guy 1:06am Family Guy 1:28am Family Guy 1:50am Family Guy 2:15am American Dad! 2:37am American Dad! 3:00am Badults

8:00pm Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions 9:00pm The Story of Science 10:00pm Wallander 11:30pm Timewatch 12:25am When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies 1:25am Top of the Pops 2:00am Country at the BBC 3:00am Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions 4:00am The Story of Science

3:40pm You've Been Framed Rides Again!

4:40pm Funniest Ever You've Been Framed!

5:45pm Arthur and the Great Adventure 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Arthur and the Great Adventure 7:55pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 10:00pm Underworld 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Underworld 12:25am Troy

7:45am Murder, She Wrote 8:45am The Royal 9:50am The Royal 10:50am The Darling Buds of May 11:55am The Darling Buds of May 1:05pm The Railway Children 2:05pm FYI Daily 2:10pm The Railway Children 3:20pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 5:25pm Midsomer Murders 7:25pm Rosemary and Thyme 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am Bomb Girls 1:00am A Touch of Frost

12:25pm The Professionals 1:30pm Dragnet 2:30pm FYI Daily 2:35pm Dragnet 3:35pm British Superbike Championship Highlights 4:35pm The Appaloosa 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm The Appaloosa 6:40pm Rooster Cogburn 7:40pm FYI Daily 7:45pm Rooster Cogburn 8:55pm Hornblower 11:00pm Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 12:00am FYI Daily

4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm Made in Chelsea 5:35pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 7:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 7:30pm How I Met Your Mother 8:00pm How I Met Your Mother 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm Wayne's World 12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am Rude Tube 1:35am 2 Broke Girls

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SKY MOVIES Action 5:10am Speed 2: Cruise Control 7:20am The Karate Kid 9:30am The Karate Kid, Part II 11:30am Man of Steel 1:55pm Men in Black 3:40pm Kick-Ass 2 5:30pm Catwoman 7:20pm Man of Steel 9:45pm Men in Black 11:30pm Kick-Ass 2 1:20am Bloodsport 3:00am Enter the Dragon 4:50am Death Warrant

6:30am Maleficent Special 7:00am Monsters University Special 7:30am The Fighting Temptations 9:40am Kindergarten Cop 11:35am The Longest Yard 1:35pm Grown Ups 2 3:25pm Anger Management 5:20pm Happy Gilmore 7:00pm That's My Boy 9:00pm Grown Ups 2 10:50pm The Longest Yard 12:50am Mr. Deeds 2:40am That's My Boy 4:45am The Fighting Temptations

6:15am Point Last Seen 7:50am Argo: Sky Movies Special 8:10am Get Rich or Die Tryin' 10:20am Gangster Squad 12:25pm Pride and Glory 2:45pm Swordfish 4:40pm The Escapist 6:20pm Beneath the Darkness 8:00pm Gangster Squad 10:00pm Pride and Glory 12:15am Swordfish 2:05am Get Rich or Die Tryin' 4:10am The Juror

7:50am Having You 9:35am Borrowed Time 11:10am City Slacker 12:40pm Flight 3:00pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 4:40pm Lincoln 7:15pm Austenland 9:00pm Chasing Mavericks 11:00pm Flight 1:25am Cinderella Man 3:55am Return 5:45am Fun in Acapulco

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8:10am Gunsmoke 9:15am Gunsmoke 10:15am The Stalking Moon 12:20pm The Gun Hawk 2:05pm South Sea Woman 4:00pm The Ballad of Cable Hogue 6:15pm Fort Worth 7:50pm City Slickers 10:00pm Ghost Ship 11:45pm Urban Legend 1:40am Ghost Ship 3:20am Urban Legend 5:00am Off Set

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside.

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:20am Gardeners' World 7:50am The Beechgrove Garden 8:20am World Cup Highlights 8:50am FIFA World Cup 1990 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Wimbledon 2013 Review 1:00pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics.

ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:20am Murder She Wrote 12:15pm ITV News and Weather 12:25pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm Long Lost Family 2:30pm Nature's Newborns

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CH4 7:10am Royal Ascot 7:35am Caterham at Zolder 8:05am Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research Blenheim Palace Triathlon 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 9:35am Milkshake! Show Songs 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Power Rangers Megaforce 11:35am Access 11:40am Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 12:40pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 1:40pm Big Brother 2:35pm Legally Blondes

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3:00pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama.

5:00pm Tipping Point

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Simpsons 3:55pm Marmaduke 5:40pm Deal or No Deal

3:00pm Legally Blondes

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4:10pm While You Were Sleeping

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6:30pm Ice Age Giants 7:30pm The Tropic of Cancer Simon Reeve takes an epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer.

6:00pm Ejector Seat 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:10pm ITV News and Weather 7:25pm Catchphrase

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8:25pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 11:15pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

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11:20pm The Social Network

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12:05am QI XL 12:50am Countryfile 1:45am The Culture Show 2:15am Holby City 3:15am Match of the Day 5:00am This is BBC Two

12:00am Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen 1:00am Piers Morgan's Life Stories 2:00am The Store 3:45am Motorsport UK 4:35am British Superbike Highlights

1:35am The Hills Have Eyes II 3:10am Utopia 4:20am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 5:15am Food Unwrapped 5:40am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures

2:05am Super Casino 4:10am Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am The Funky Valley Show

12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am Modern Family 3:20am The Good Guys 4:10am The Good Guys 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Sounds of The Eighties 8:30pm Glyndebourne: The Untold History

3:35pm You've Been Framed!

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4:35pm Flipper 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm Flipper 6:30pm Scooby-Doo 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Scooby-Doo 8:15pm Johnny English 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Johnny English 10:00pm Educating Joey Essex 11:00pm The Only Way is Marbs 12:00am TV OD 12:30am License to Wed

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1:00pm Duck Dynasty 1:30pm The 'Burbs 2:30pm FYI Daily 2:35pm The 'Burbs 3:30pm The Story of Dr Wassell 4:30pm FYI Daily 4:35pm The Story of Dr Wassell 6:15pm Midway 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm Midway 9:00pm Dirty Britain 10:00pm Benidorm 11:05pm National Lampoon's European Vacation 12:05am FYI Daily

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12:20am Billy Joel: The Bridge to Russia 1:35am Billy Joel: Live in Leningrad 2:55am Battle of the Sexes The Legend of Billie Jean King.

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Some ghostly encounters...

Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

GHOSTS: Some people are attuned to a spiritual plane, some are not.

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HEN five successful British writers revealed their belief in ghosts they based their stories on personal experience. Did they open themselves to ridicule?

Apparently not.

Studies show that 48 per cent of Americans believe in ghosts.

Given that Britain is more ghostfriendly, I would expect the British percentage of believers to be higher.

I never had a problem coming to terms with apparitions or the supernatural. This may be due to their being self-evident. As a child, mother would say, “it is the living, not the dead who harm you.”

An Ordinary Seaman on the MV Grecian, I recall a night time

passage approaching Gibraltar.

Entering the tool room far below the waterline two engineers chanced upon an Arab sitting cross-legged on an oil drum. Presuming the youngster to be a stowaway the pair approached. It was then they realised that the figure was an apparition. Horrified, both men fled to the upper deck. I can testify to their extreme shock.

Only when the ship reached

London did the captain reveal that the spectre was evident during earlier voyages. It was that of a youngster who, on stowing away in Tripoli, was fatally sealed in a hold.

A ship’s lookout will ring the fo’c’sle bell once if a ship is seen to starboard, twice if to port and three times if ahead. Through the stormy night the bell constantly rang accurately as we approached the English Channel.

Only at dawn was it realised the lookout was nowhere near the bell but was on the upper bridge.

Sent to tie the maverick bell the lookout returned to say that it had been disabled the previous night.

Who then had been tolling the bell’s warnings?

Before retiring to Spain I lived in an old manse. Think of the sitcom, ‘To the Manor Born’ and you have it.

The apparition there made no

secret of its presence. We accepted each other and I christened her Casperette. Rarely did I mention her to visitors but many guests were startled by her unexpected presence.

One night, using the guest room, a lady colleague stayed overnight. Just as we settled down we were shocked by an atrocious banging on both our bedroom doors. Running to the landing we found it to be empty.

Neither of us made a big deal of it. However, I am convinced that Casperette was consumed by jealousy at the presence of my female guest.

On several occasions I stayed at Widdecombe Manor in Chagford, Devon.

R. D Blackmore’s classic, Lorna Doone, was based on the manor’s 17th Century romantic tragedy. My experiences whilst a guest would make your hair stand on end as they did mine.

I have never questioned life on a spiritual plane. Some are attuned to it, some are not.

The lady knows what’s best Cassandra Nash

A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

SUSANA DIAZ is the only one in the PSOE with her head screwed on the right way.

She does not want to be national secretary general and can do a better job for the party as regional president of Andalucia, she said.

She is probably right. Andalucia is the PSOE’s votes’ reservoir and

theonly autonomy where support has not plummeted: it should be nurtured, not deserted, at this stage.

Regardless of the sentiments of nonPSOE voters, Diaz has been good for the party in Andalucia, prompting the present secretary general Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba to believe that she would be good for Spain.

Neither his strategy nor tactics have ever proved successful and he is wrong to believe that one size fit alls.

Unlike the party grandees, Diaz suspects that what fits Andalucia would not necessarily suit Spain

Gagging order SPAIN’S judges dislike Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardon’s Universal Justice law and they loathe the Judicial Power law.

Celebrity judges will lose much of their shine but even those hiding their lights under bushels complain that it curtails freedom of speech.

They may no longer comment in the media on pending cases although politicians are not subject to the same prohibition, they complain.

They are selling themselves short, obviously forgetting that most people turn deaf ears to politicians, whose bellies tend to rumble when they open their mouths, but generally have a healthy respect for - or fear of judges.

Kings in waiting THE abdication arrived at the right time for everyone, with the possible exception of King Juan Carlos.

His reasons - new times, new blood, new energy - were valid although according to ‘a courtier’ quoted in the foreign press, the King did not want his son Felipe to wither away

like Prince Charles, waiting to take over the throne as an elderly man.

Both the leak and the courtier could be spurious, as the old guard have always reproached both the King and Queen for shunning the old ways.

There is no court, little intrigue and those close to them keep mum. But the lined face of the Prince of Wales is increasingly melancholy, especially at events also attended by his mother.

That could have seemed as good a reason as any for Juan Carlos to call time on his own stint.

Summer respite THE Spanish are not noticeably monarchist although republicans and communists became Juan Carlistas during the Transition to democracy after Franco’s death.

Pro-republic demonstrations are possibly a sign of things to come, but meanwhile summer is here and the politically fickle will soon be thinking of other things and reading Hola or Marca on the beach.

But come the autumn Felipe VI must persuade not only republicans but also voters, taxpayers, the unemployed and eviction victims that they are Felipistas.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:30pm Countryside 999 Series following the emergency services in rural Britain.

1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Wimbledon

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:20am Homes Under the Hammer 8:20am Building Dream Homes 8:50am World Cup Highlights 9:20am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 10:05am Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am Click 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon

ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

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CH4 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

CH5 9:05am Mio Mao 9:10am Little Princess 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 6:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 7:00am Real Filth Fighters 7:30am Real Filth Fighters 8:00am Stargate Atlantis 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:00pm Wimbledon Sue Barker introduces live coverage from Wimbledon on the opening day of the 2014 Championships.

3:00pm Wimbledon Sue Barker presents live tennis from Wimbledon as the 2014 Championships get under way.

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!

3:15pm NCIS

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6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Dispatches

6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:30pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm CCTV: Caught on Camera

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4:15pm Access 4:20pm Desolation Canyon

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6pm 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama

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All the very latest local news and weather.

8:15pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

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9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 Sport. Cameroon v Brazil or Croatia v Mexico.

Documentary series exploring the reality of life on benefits in Britain.

11:00pm Big Brother

12am 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm When Andy Won Wimbledon 12:35am Match of the Day 1:35am The Graham Norton Show 2:20am Weatherview 2:25am BBC News

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12:15am ITV News and Weathe A roundup of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:55am You Cannot be Serious 1:20am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA

12:05am Bouncers 1:00am Undercover Boss USA 1:55am Fargo 3:05am Scandal 3:55am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 4:45am Beat My Build 5:40am Kirstie's Vintage Gems

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Autopsy 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

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1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm The Cube 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

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8:20am The Royal 9:30am Murder, She Wrote 10:30am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 1:50pm Heartbeat 2:50pm The Royal 3:55pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 5:00pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Place of Execution 12:00am William and Mary

8:20am Cheers 8:55am Kojak 9:55am Magnum, P.I. 10:55am The Sweeney 11:50am The Professionals 12:55pm Minder 1:55pm Minder 2:55pm Magnum, P.I. 4:00pm Kojak 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 8:05pm Cheers 8:35pm Storage Wars 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 12:05am Ax Men

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm Happy Endings 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm New Girl 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm Rude Tube 11:00pm What Happens in Sunny Beach...

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6:45am Island in the Sun 9:00am Dressed to Kill 10:25am Santa Fe 12:05pm Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Jungle Moon Men 5:30pm Harper 7:45pm The China Syndrome 10:00pm Dangerous Ground 11:55pm Fearless 2:15am Dangerous Ground 3:55am Fearless

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Rape law will help no one LEAPY LEE SAYS IT / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

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AN anyone tell me exactly what this Angelina Jolie/ William Hague antirape escapade is actually supposed to achieve?

Do they honestly think that by making rape some kind of war crime, their efforts are really going to make any difference whatsoever? When some big buck Neanderthal is razing some township, do they consider a ruling, introduced in a far off land, is going to make the slightest difference to his rampant intentions?

Are these people truly of a mind that some despot general is going to instruct his troops to kill everyone, including the women and children, but not to rape anyone or they could all be in real trouble? Give us a break.

This whole thing is yet another exercise in showbiz personalities, bored with their pampered lives of stardom, endeavouring to show us all just how much they really ‘care.’

JOLIE: Anti-rape crusade.

Couple this with sorry star struck politicians, hob-nobbing with these tinsel town twits in an effort to raise their own pathetic profiles and you’ve got the whole sorry debacle in a nut shell. Personally I wonder just

how much this utterly useless exercise is actually going to cost; because believe me, somewhere down the line, the poor beleaguered taxpayer will be well up this piffling project’s expense ladder. And that’s fer sure.

Another thing that struck me this week was the Boris Johnson / Theresa May water cannon affair. When asked what she thought about the whole suggestion, Ms May remarked that there were a number of issues that had to be considered before any OK was given for their introduction. The main one was - wait for it, ‘ealth an safety issues! Ha, well of course it is. Can you imagine the jobsworth brigade getting their teeth into this one? I bet they find it positively orgasmic.

I mean the mind boggles.

Only demonstrators wearing goggles, crash helmets and over 18 can be ‘zapped’. Knee and elbow pads must be made available to all rampaging

mobs. Water pressure must not exceed X amount per square inch.

All water must be filtered and tested for impurities before use.

I mean the list goes on and on.

Give us a break. The poor old operators will be petrified of using the machine in case they finish up in court for GBH. No I shall be very surprised to see the introduction of water cannons onto the streets of GB. Talking of jobsworths, was it not also interesting to be reliably informed that it took top scientists four days and 30 attempts - in controlled temperature laboratory conditions - to make an explosive from mixing liquids together? (Apparently it has to also be dried to a powder before use). Not much chance of some toe rag managing that after a few minutes in the loo of a 747. Mmm!

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy. leapylee2002@hotmail.com

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Plots that abuse us..

WELL done! You are so right regarding the people that we are all supporting that abuse our hospitality, plot against the very country that has given them sanctuary, with the determination to change us into the filth and degradation of the countries they have come from.

God forbid someone is overheard mentioning Muslims or other ‘vulnerable groups.’

It has to fall at the feet of the governments over the years that have put votes before immigration and an urge to suck up to any group of people to enhance their chances of winning... well now they reap the whirlwind, and I’m afraid it’s too late to go back.

Ken Ward (by email)

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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.’

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Women’s wit

1941: Hitler invades the Soviet Union. The German army takes Joseph Stalin by surprise when it starts its advance on Moscow.

1945: American troops take the island of Okinawa. The Japanese island falls to the US after a long and bloody battle.

1953: John Christie hangs for his wife’s murder. The killer is sentenced to hang for murdering his wife and then hiding her under the floorboards of their Notting Hill home.

1975: Missing Earl found guilty of murder. In his absence Lord Lucan is found guilty, by an inquest jury, of murdering his 29-year-old nanny - he has never been found.

1976: Westerners are evacuated from Beirut. Hundreds of Americans and British are taken to safety in neighbouring Syria by the US military following the murder of their ambassador.

1978: Cricketer Botham makes history. Ian Botham becomes the first cricketer in the history of the game to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of a Test match.

1980: Gun battle at the British embassy in Iraq. Iraqi security forces shoot three gunmen who attacked the British embassy in Baghdad.

1981: Chapman admits to murdering Lennon. Mark Chapman pleads guilty to the murder of the ex-Beatle in December of 1980 1982: ‘God’s Banker’ found hanged in London. Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker, is found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge a week after he went missing from Milan.

1983: Pope John Paul II meets with union leader Walesa. The Pope meets the Solidarity leader in private on a visit to Poland.

1983: The first American woman in space, Sally Ride, returns to earth.

She returns safely in the Challenger space shuttle after a six-day flight.

You see, women are like fires, like flames. Some women are like candles, bright and friendly. Some are like single sparks, or embers, like fireflies for chasing on summer nights.

Some are like campfires, all light and heat for a night and willing to be left after. Some women are like hearth fires, not much to look at but underneath they are all warm, red coal that burns a long, long while.

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Time Out EURO WEEKLY’S SPACE FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREAK, BE INFORMED AND ENJOY A CHALLENGE

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) When your feelings are so positive, which they should be now, it is hard to remember that they have ever been any other way. You may have a plan in mind for a new activity to get the adrenalin flowing. How much more enjoyable, though, to find someone to share this with you. Book that course and maybe you will meet them there.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) After a few recent excesses, bad habits can prove hard to shake off. Remember that any time of the year is a good time to make a fresh start.

Don't put off looking after your health any more than you would put off stashing a cheque in the bank. Use it or lose it?

You know it makes sense. Think about combining health with a holiday.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Having closed a chapter already this year, it now seems that another is set to close, too. There is a kind of momentum to all this, pushed on by Jupiter. You have control but only if you are flexible and expect nothing to be black and white.

June 19: Boris Johnson, 50. Politician.

Popularly known as BoJo this mayor of London was the editor of the Spectator, a weekly British conservative magazine, from 1999 to 2005.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) It happens that energy is sometimes low. Take the chance to read up on why this could be. You may think that you know it all, but in this world there is no chance of that. Maybe you are out of touch generally, or just out of touch with your own needs. Give building your strength priority. How much better you will cope with extra energy.

This can be good but can also be overdone. You know how good you can feel. Increase this by simply not accepting second-best treatment.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) With so much going on, you are in danger of burning yourself to a frazzle. You won't realise until you have done it, so make a point of getting some peace and quiet, preferably both of them at the same time. Relax and don't even think about things that are unchangeable. Time will sort out most things for you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Your tendency to see yourself through the eyes of others can lead you to undervalue your worth. This could see you going pear-shaped, emotionally.

Try not to believe everything that you are told because there are always at least two ways of seeing things. Be positive.

You are capable of so much. Take care of your needs on a daily basis.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Leave nothing to chance when it comes to your health. Although you are feeling good now you will soon have problems because you are more concerned with others than yourself.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Concentrate on your physical needs this week and spend much more time on yourself. There will be plenty of opportunities to look after others when you are feeling 100 per cent

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Rigged, 2 Rugged, 3 Arrive, 4 Streak, 5 Grease, 6 Rental, 7 Swayed, 8 Invert, 9 Slayer, 10 Waving, 11 Dining, 12 Meager, 13 Dinner, 14 Farmer, 15 Sender, 16 Seized, 17 Others, 18 Waters, 19 Worthy

Your Stars

June 20: Nicole Kidman, 47. Film actress.

She rose to fame on Days of Thunder and won an Academy Award for her role in Moulin Rouge. Her breakthrough role was in 1989 in Dead Calm.

June 22: Dan Brown, 50. Author.

Author of the bestselling suspense novel The Da Vinci Code, as a young boy he spent many hours working on anagrams and puzzles. He graduated from Amherst College in 1986.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) There are so many things to do or try that you should be spoiled for choice. No, don't settle down in front of the TV. Get out, make some friends and aim to learn something new every day. That may only be the name of your neighbour on the bus but it counts. You are charming and urbane, so don't keep it all to yourself.

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Directed by Brian Percival, the film stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and teen actress Sophie Nelisse, as Liesel. It has a run time of 131 minutes and is rated 12.

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June 21: Fernando Savater. Author.

Philosopher of the French school, essayist and celebrated author Savater was a professor of ethics at the University of the Basque Country for more than 10 years. He has won many prizes for his journalistic work as well as his essays among them the Ortega y Gasset and the Planeta.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Keep up the pace this week so that you have plenty to discuss and 'write home about’. With your mind so active, you are capable of doing in a day what would normally take a week.

By-pass those who try to slow you down.

There will be plenty of time to be a plod later.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Others may be changing their minds, and generally being a bit of a pain. That may irritate you but it is no reason to change your plans. Both you and your colleagues will be glad that you did in the longer term. You may need to find some peace and space for yourself come the weekend.

June 23: Zinedine Zidane, 42. Football player.

A star midfielder he began his career at the age of 14 and led the French national team for more than 10 years. He also played for Real Madrid.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM TIME 1. How many consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles titles did Bjorn Borg achieve?

2. In 1980, who was the first mother to win a Wimbledon singles title since before World War I? 3. In which decade were yellow balls used at Wimbledon for the first time?

4. What is the name of the ‘electronic line calling system’ that was used at the Wimbledon Championships for the first time on Centre Court and Court 1 in 2007?

5. What was the name of the American lady tennis player who, in 1949, startled spectators at Wimbledon with her ruffled, lace-trimmed knickers?

6. Which of the two Williams sisters was the first to win the Wimbledon ladies singles title?

7. Which soft drink brand has been the official still soft drink suppliers since 1935?

8. Who presented Virginia Wade with the Venus Rose Water Dish when she won the Wimbledon ladies singles title in 1977?

9. Who, in 1985 became the first unseeded player to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon?

10. Who, in 2002, was the last Australian player to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title?

Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

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June 24: Lionel Messi, 27. Football player.

In 2009 he won the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year after he scored 38 goals for Barcelona in the 2008/2009 season. He went on to win the same two prizes for the next three years in a row.

June 25: George Michael, 51. Singer.

He rose to fame in the 80’s with Wham! and then pursued a successful solo career releasing albums like Faith which rocketed him to mega-fame.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Looking back over the past few months you will realise that fine adjustments are needed. Both your working life and diet need attention, so be determined that progress made will continue apace. Certainly, you have no qualms about facing any problems straight on. You thrive on responsibility and there is no shortage of that at the moment.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Now that you are feeling much better, it will be tempting to put aside your healthy eating and exercise, but if you remember what a difference it makes it would be silly to stop now.

Enlist the help of a friend or two in keeping the momentum going.

Average: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 16 Excellent: 19

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cent, cert, cite, coin, coir, cone, conn, core, corn, cote, cure, curt, cute, ecru, icon, nice, once, otic, rice, torc, unco, uric, cento, citer, conte, cornu, count, court, crone, cruet, curie, curio, cuter, cutie, eruct, incur, nicer, ounce, recon, recti, recto, runic, tonic, trice, truce, tunic, citron, coiner, cornet, cretin, cunner, erotic, noetic, notice, nuncio, counter, nocturn, recount, ruction, trounce, unction, unicorn, continue, neuronic, neurotic, nocturne, CENTURION

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POOR BOOR BOOS BOWS LOWS LAWS

THE BOOK THIEF, based on the novel by Australian author Markus Zusak published in 2005, tells the heartbreaking story of a courageous young girl living in Nazi Germany with her adoptive family. Taught to read by her warm-hearted foster father, Liesel discovers a new world through the power of words and her imagination, which offers her a safe haven from the horrors of war.

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (WAGONS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

1. FIVE (1976-1980), 2. EVONNE CAWLEY (GOOLAGONG), 3. 1980s (1986), 4. HAWK-EYE (the Cyclops system was still used on other courts), 5.

Gorgeous GUSSIE MORAN, 6. VENUS (2000), 7.

ROBINSONS (now owned by Britvic), 8. QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 9. BORIS BECKER, 10. LLEYTON HEWITT

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Unscramble the name of a professional snooker player: MARBLE SKY

Across 1 The main heirs are four this year (7) 4 Takes a chance, right, and skis off (5) 7 Poles suffer internally - they’re hard (5) 9 European country changed its aura (7) 10 Building discovered if ice found (7) 11 Rock saint one follows (5) 12 Practice of making shirt messy (6) 14 Services for the common people (6) 18 State building makes sense (5) 20 Follower leapt so awkwardly (7) 22 Enduring sea legs at sea (7) 23 Old Testament character, New Testament incident (5) 24 Something of value, sounds like a complete collection (5) 25 Run around, swindle for each one (7)

Unscramble the name of a popular foodstuff (two words): REFERS FINCH

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: MARK SELBY, FRENCH FRIES

Play on Words

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6 Virginia, for example, in bad taste (5) 8 She’s caught in the beam (5) 13 Senior nurses are close relations (7) 15 Be passionate about promotion or direction (5) 16 Around lake there’s poor protection

(7) 17 Hesitates to use spa turbulence (6) 18 Jewelled crown found in old Venetia radiator (5) 19 Chris, the tennis player, is always on time (5) 21 Busy Belgian port getting rid of an idiot (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents L and 14 represents Z, so fill in L every time the figure 4 appears and Z every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 7 More or less (6) 8 Informal (6) 10 Deficient (7) 11 Impertinent (5) 12 Ale (4) 13 Bee product (5) 17 In advance (5) 18 Naked (4) 22 Warning sound (5) 23 Chuckle softly (7) 24 Fisherman (6) 25 Brilliance (6)

Down 1 Bush kangaroo (7) 2 Coupon (7) 3 Unsuitable (5) 4 Burrowing rodent (7) 5 Line up (5) 6 Whips (5) 9 Lacking knowledge (9) 14 Large room (7) 15 Military officer (7) 16 Pass away (7) 19 Commonplace (5) 20 Insignia (5) 21 Uninterested (5)

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

IT’S LAL Answers: Back To The Future, It’s all gone wrong

Down 1 Dicky sent son some poems (7) 2 Jumping bail, I must make an excuse (5) 3 Petrified sacred ruins (6) 4 Hose attachments for the flowers (5) 5 Frenchman snores awfully during lectures (7)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Adonis, 8 Saloon, 10 Entreat, 11 Suede, 12 Tuna, 13 Easel, 17 Loyal, 18 Deal, 22 Usage, 23 Everest, 24 Trowel, 25 Belize.

Down: 1 Parents, 2 Routine, 3 Miser, 4 Oarsmen, 5 Romeo, 6 Under, 9 Stratagem, 1 4 Cowered, 15 Reverie, 16 Flatter, 19 Musty, 20 Baron, 21 Defer.

QUICK Across: 1 Describe, 5 Lamb, 9 Tsunami, 10 About, 11 Decay, 12 Glad eye, 13 Desist, 15 Batman, 18 Section, 20 Terms, 22 Reach, 23 Landing, 24 Ease, 25 Friendly.

Down: 1 Dated, 2 Sources, 3 Ready, 4 Bridge, 6 Abode, 7 Between, 8 Panama, 13 Deserve, 14 Slight, 16 Married, 17 Angler, 19 Chats, 20 Tense, 21 Soggy.

Across 1 Peanut (9) 6 Late (after usual time) (5) 7 Beat (of policeman) (5) 13 Suit (for man) (5) 14 Dejar (poner, soltar) (5) 15 Peligroso (9) Down 1 Appointment (with client, bank manager etc) (4)

2 Plum (fruit) (7) 3 Talón (de pie, calcetín, zapato) (4) 4 Ganar (sueldo) (4) 5 Carne (4) 8 Cloudy (sky, day, weather) (7) 9 Another (4) 10 Vena (4) 11 Azul (4) 12 Pinzas (de ropa) (4)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Chaparron, 8 Leave, 9 Bolsa, 11 Slow, 12 Mass, 14 Ears, 16 Osos, 19 Eagle, 21 Above, 22 Empleador.

Down: 2 Heads, 3 Pies, 4 Rabo, 5 Oil, 6 Plumber, 7 Daisies, 10 Owe, 13 Sol, 15 Apoyo, 17 Sell, 18 Sala, 20 Gum.

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TOP 10 ODD FACTS ABOUT SLEEP

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WE all do it and have done it since the day we were born, we just don’t think about it very often as it happens automatically - in most cases. By the end of our life we will have slept for around a third of it. Here are a few facts about sleep that you may not know: 1. There are many legends based on sleep paralysis.

This is when a person wakes up but cannot move therefore blurring the line between the conscious and the unconscious; in this state some people claim to see demons 1 and most people say they felt they were not alone.

2. Sleepwalking is evolving.

People used to just sleepwalk but now they can also sleep text, sleep e-mail and some people even sleep eat! Doctors say that these actions are so ingrained in our subconscious that they cross the boundaries between sleep and wakefulness.

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BRITISH expat Carol Macfie Lange is hoping for success with the publication of her debut novel, Invisible Child, which tells the harrowing and troubled story of a boy’s survival in Franco’s Spain.

Isandro is just 13-years-old when his parents are denounced and Franco’s Nationalists take them by force from their village home.

The boy’s unusually keen

sense of hearing warns him of the soldiers’ approach and his father just has time to hide him. One of the attackers returns stealthily and Isandro watches him through a crack in the floor boards. It is a face he will never forget.

Aone and distrustful of the villagers, the boy escapes to a cave in the high Sierra of the wild Alpujarra mountains.

His survival, his journey into

SLEEP DEPRIVATION: Makes us cranky. manhood and his unrelenting quest for justice, lead him to a passionate love and to the secret of his birth.

3. Counting sheep doesn’t work.

This idea is an ancient one and the theory behind it is that the repetitive action will bore your brain into submission; unfortunately anyone who has tried it will know it’s just too boring to work. A better idea is to imagine something relaxing.

4. Sleep deprivation can be dangerous.

Pulling an all-nighter can make even the most equanimous of us a little cranky the next day. Do this for a few days and you could suffer hallucinations and even die.

5. Smell will not wake you up.

This is the basic premise behind safety equipment like smoke alarms. Your body’s ability to react to smell is almost nil - unlike sounds, smells won’t wake us up.

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Just Joking What happens to a frog’s car when it breaks down?

It gets toad away.

Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick?

A: “Put it on my bill.”

Q: Why was six scared of seven?

A: Because seven “ate” nine.

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Alcohol can even worsen some conditions like sleep apnea or insomnia.

8. People have been theorising about sleep forever.

The first recorded theories of sleep come from the Greek writer Alcmaeon whose theory stated that sleep happened when the flow of blood was going towards our core and we would wake up when the flow was reversed. A hundred years later Aristotle thought we needed sleep to digest and would wake up when finished.

9. Our bodies are programmed for two sleeps a day.

Until the 17th century humans had two sleeps - the first at nightfall and lasting until about 1am at which time we would get up and eat, read, pray or even visit friends. We would then go back to sleep from around 4am to dawn.

1. Counting sheep doesn’t work.

2. PROGRAMMED: For 2 sleeps a day.

6. The moon can keep us awake It’s not just folklore. People take an average of five minutes longer to fall asleep when the moon is full and their sleep cycle is about 20 minutes shorter.

Sudoku Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

7. Alcohol won’t help you sleep.

It might make you drowsy and help you fall asleep but the quality of sleep you will get is terrible as you will not achieve REM sleep which is essential for the brain to rest.

10. Nobody knows why we sleep.

Modern science hasn’t progressed much further than Alcmaeon or Aristotle - there are many theories but they are just that.

Sleep is considered essential for the brain to get some rest but that is as much as modern medicine has worked out.

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION rebel, redo, refold, bred, bake, baker, baked, belie, beak, beaker, beaked, abed, kerb, kilo, eked, deli, defer, dole, fled, flea, floe, folk, fold, leak, leaked, like, liked, lido, lode, ilea, idle, idler,idled, idol, oldie, dike, doled, hike, hiker, hiked

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Epilepsy one of most common diseases in Spain EPILEPSY is one of the most common neurological diseases in Spain. According to the Spanish Society of Neurology

(SEN), each year between 12,400 and 22,000 new cases are detected and diagnosed.

“Thanks to the advances that

have occurred in both diagnosis of the disease and pharmacological arsenal, the prognosis of patients is much

improved,” said Dr. Juan Mercade Cerda, coordinator of the Epilepsy Study Group of the Spanish Society Neurology

(SEN). “In general, patients can control their disease and seizures well with medication, or achieve a spontaneous and prolonged remission not requiring chronic treatment, but it is estimated about 25 per cent of epilepsy is not controlled completely.

“It is these patients who require more effort by the scientific are the rectangular talons of community to find new last summer. targets for action, and by When painting your nails the administration to remember to apply a base coat improve their attendas this will make your nail ance.” varnish last much longer, also if According to data by you apply colour directly to the the White Paper on nail it often makes it look yellow Epilepsy in Spain, when you remove the colour. conducted by SEN, Another fashion this summer epilepsy is one of the seems to be texture - not just diseases affecting the colour. The ultimate trendy look quality of life of patients consists of having matching with 70 per cent colour palettes with different believing their illness textures.

These can be affects them or their achieved by using a contrast of quality of life and more matt and shiny. than 60 per cent of Paint one of your nails a patients have had their different, but complimentary, academic perfor-mance colour from the rest of them. affected.

It makes for a funky look that Of respondents, 30 per has been on the catwalks for cent said a family some months now. member has left their job Match your nail colours to or reduced their working your lipstick. It may seem old hours to assist someone fashioned but that look is back. with the condition.

Some tips for the perfect healthy summer hands, feet and nails

NAILS suffer a little more in summer than winter due to the heat and dry atmosphere, so here are some tips to keep yours healthy throughout the summer season.

Hydrate your hands and feet daily. This is the first commandment when dealing with nails, be they finger or toe.

Use a good moisturiser and massage it in really well all over your hands and feet it will reach the nails in good time.

Oil your nails. Nails are made up of dead cells and contain a lot of keratin and, as such, it is essential to keep them well oiled if you want them to grow evenly and strongly.

Pay attention to your cuticles.

Your hands and feet will automatically look much better if you push back your cuticles just remember to oil them first or you may hurt yourself.

PERFECT NAILS: Should be almond shaped this summer.

File your nails frequently.

Follow the line of the finger or toe and always file in the same direction, try and avoid filing the sides of your nails too

much, it will make them weaker.

The fashion this summer is for fingernails to be almond shaped and not too long - gone

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What exactly are BB creams and just what do they do?

EVERYONE is talking about BB creams but what exactly are they? Correctors?

Moisturisers? Base coats?

The BB in BB cream stands for blemish balm which basically means that it corrects and moisturises at the same time while diminishing the appearance of any blemishes and imperfections. They make your skin luminous but not too made up they are the new ‘must have’ in any makeup bag.

The original BB creams were used by German dermatologists to calm and soothe the skin after a facial peeling.

From there they went to Korea where celebrities converted them into what they are today - a multipurpose cream which saves women all over the world a lot of time out of their beauty regimes.

The effects of BB cream are many: they correct the micro-surface of the skin eliminating imperfections, they hydrate the top layer of skin, they illuminate thanks to their high vitamin C content, they give the skin a matt look to make it look more uniform, they feed the skin with natural ingredients and they protect it from the sun. They really are an all-in-one miracle!

BB CREAMS: A multi purpose miracle.

Stroke is fourth largest cause of death in UK

STROKE: There are 152,000 strokes in the UK each year.

STROKE is the fourth largest cause of death in the UK. According to the British Stroke Association, there are approximately 152,000 strokes in the UK every year. It is also estimated one in five strokes are fatal.

But what is a stroke?

Otherwise known as ‘brain attack,’ a stroke happens when a part of the brain is damaged because it is deprived of blood.

If a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel leading to the brain, the blood flow is interrupted and brain cells begin to die.

Strokes do not affect people the same way, since it largely depends on what part of the brain is affected and on the extent of the damage.

However, the abilities controlled by the area of the brain affected are lost. Some of these may include the ability

to move, speak and memory.

In general, people who suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes are more likely to suffer a stroke. But health experts warn that unhealthy lifestyles may also increase the risk.

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Stop smoking for good this summer

By Jonathan Gilchrist Costa Blanca’s top hypnotherapist SMOKING is one of the most difficult habits to quit but why?

One of the reasons is that we tend to view cigarettes as a friend. We’ve given them nicknames, which makes them as close to us as our best pal! But they’re not our friend. They’re our enemy, our body’s enemy.

We all know the facts. We know millions of deaths are caused by smoking related diseases. Smoking is a habit, which never seems to go away.

What do they say? Once a smoker, always a smoker.

It’s an old adage. One, which is universally believed, except by Jonathan Gilchrist: “What is smoking but an addiction? And where is an addiction based? In the mind. Yes, there are physical cravings, but these are formed around the mind’s need for the drug, a drug which is housed within the form of

a cigarette. If you smoke, then effectively, you take a drug. Habitually.”

If you are ready to quit the habit then quit now and change your life for good.

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A GENETICALLY modified mosquito could be the key to wiping out malaria.

The disease is spread by infected female mosquitoes which pass on the disease as they bite humans.

Now, British scientists at London’s Imperial College say they could have found a way to wiping out the disease by developing a genetically modified species that produces just male offspring. The researchers looked to

genetics to disrupt the Since 2000, increased breeding of mosquitoes prevention and control so fewer females are measures have reduced produced, which should global malaria mortality see mosquitoes rates by 42 per die out within a cent, but the Over 3.4 few generadisease tions. In lab remains a billion tests, they prevalent people modified killer mosquitoes to are at risk especially in produce sperm sub-Saharan that will only African regions. create males.

Over 3.4 billion people They believe if this are at risk from could be recreated in contracting malaria and the wild, the female an estimated 627,000 population would people die each year from the disease. ultimately die out.

A jab against heart attacks

INJECTION: Would be a ‘one-off.’

A NEW injection that scientists say could be available within 10 years, could reduce the risk of heart attack by up to 90 per cent.

The jab would act like a one off ‘vaccination’ and uses DNA-editing technology to ‘knock out’ a liver gene which is believed to raise levels of cholesterol in the

bloodstream.

It has already been tested successfully on mice, reducing the blood concentrations of cholesterol within days and is believed it will have the same effect on humans.

The research was carried out at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) in America.

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Puppy influx at AKIRA OVER the last week AKIRA have rescued 10 puppies. Matisse and Picasso were found tied to a rubbish bin in Benissa.

The charity says it has never seen such a bad case of ticks and the puppies certainly would not have survived much longer had they not taken them.

The pups are now recovering at the Aliaga Clinic Teulada.

And as if this was not

enough, they had a phone call to say that eight Dalmation puppies had been dumped before opening time at a local Moraira vet.

AKIRA does not have a shelter yet, their temporary accommodation was full to bursting and all their foster carers already had dogs.

However, once AKIRA saw the puppies there was no way they could not help them. After much thinking and many phone calls they managed to find a foster home where at the moment they are all together.

AKIRA is desperately looking for more foster homes or forever homes so if anyone out there can help please ring Wieteke on 606 784 011.

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Goodbye Kayla and Lee, welcome Alan and Heike K9 has announced that they have appointed new Kennel Managers to take over from Kayla and Lee. Kayla and Lee are having to return to the UK after turning the kennels around.

Their replacements are Alan and Heike Priest, who have come with high recommendations from two other animal welfare groups with whom they were volunteers.

Alan and Heike, or Heidi as she is known, currently live near Catral so know the area really well and are looking forward to meeting everyone.

They, along with their young terrier cross George, will be starting on June 27 but to ensure a smooth transition for the animals they will be working with Kayla and Lee from now until they officially start.

Anyone interested in dog walking will be pleased to know that Alan and Heike are keen to continue this and welcome new volunteers. If interested please

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Grim warning on flexi leads David THE Dogman

Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm

SO often on our radio show we warn you not to use a flexi lead/line.

This is a lead which extends and allows the dog to have more running space. The flexi was really designed for those living in apartments to take their pet downstairs to have a pee and do its business. But over the years more and more people are using this type of lead.

Only this week a lady was at a road crossing waiting to cross, not paying attention or realising her dog was in the road and not on the pavement. A car came by and ran the dog down, killing it, and continued to drive on. The lady had

NOT RECOMMENDED: Flexi leads can be dangerous both to pet and owner.

a dead dog at the end of her lead.

Plans are going ahead for our live two-hour radio show on Saturday November 1, which will be (subject to confirmation) in Estepona.

Barker & Barker, the makers of liver treats, are sponsoring the ‘Come and meet us’. Entrance is free. Bring your dogs along and get free Cava and snacks and, of course, liver treats. Several of our radio guests have been invited to come over and give lectures and answer your questions. As

arrangements are made, I will publish them in this column.

Have you a problem with your cat or dog? If so send me an email david@thedogman.net and you will get a reply which shall also be published in this newspaper. Many problems answered and of course poems on my website For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com www.davidthedogman.net

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Four after dinner drinks everyone should try THEY not only round off a meal to perfection but they could have some heath benefits too digestifs are the way to end a meal on a healthy note.

Dessert isn’t the only after dinner option, known as ‘digestifs,’ some drinks actually can help you digest your meal more efficiently.

These drinks have their origins in the 10 and 11th centuries when people used herbs and spices for their healing properties as well as their tastes. Here are a few digestifs to get you started.

Chartreuse. This is a classic. It is sweet and spicy and tastes vaguely of aniseed and fennel both thought to aid digestion.

French monks first came up with the secret recipe and it remains the same to this day.

Jagermeister.

Not just for college students to get slaughtered on, this drink dates back to the 1600’s and contains ginger and cinnamon which can help digestion.

Fernet Branca.

This liquorice tasting drink is a little bitter, but it contains more than 100 herbs and spices, among them cardamom which is a

well known stomach soothing agent.

Zwack. This is almost the national drink in Hungary, where it comes from; the 200-year-old recipe boasts liquorice, cardamom and clove - all of which could boost the production of digestive enzymes.

All of these drinks should be served in small portions in order to gain any benefit from them.

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USTLING and vibrant, the Blue Tree Cafe and Bar is a hive of activity on the Benissa coast.

It is your ideal pit stop when travelling along the N-332 through Benissa in between Calpe and Moraira.

Owned and run by Mark Brownrigg since January it was this location which sold it to him after spending three years running a bar in Benidorm.

His aim was to create a friendly, casual, yet modern environment where locals and holidaysmakers alike can enjoy a drink and quality value for money food. He succeeded.

Mark stresses this is not a restaurant, but even so, food is proving extremely popular with regulars who are particularly returning week after week for the Sunday roast from €6.95, with three courses available for €11.95 with an impressive choice of six or seven vegetables each week; not bad for somewhere which is not a restaurant. Friday is Angie’s famous fish and chip day served from 1pm for €7.95.

Breakfast is served from 10am costing from just €1. As well as the full English as you would

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BLUE TREE: Bar and cafe, La Fustera on Benissa Costa. expect, the Blue Tree Cafe has on its menu a welcome change offering dishes such as the ‘Norway Spruce’ consisting of scrambled eggs and kippers. As

breakfast moves into lunch there is everything from baguettes from €2.95, toasties from €2.50, soups, burgers, jacket potatoes and salads. For those with a

bigger appetite there is lasagne and gammon and pineapple amongst others and daily specials. The full menu is served from 10am-4pm and from 4-6pm

it is time for those with a sweet tooth to indulge as cream teas and cakes are a speciality. With your cake enjoy a range of teas from Earl Grey and green tea to angel kiss and cherry blossom. Healthy fruit and vegetable smoothies are also proving popular.

More substantial snacks such as sandwiches and burgers, return from 6pm, perfect for those enjoying the World Cup football matches.

So for all the World Cup action or to enjoy a quaint cream tea afternoon and quality food, stop off at the Blue Tree Cafe and Bar next time you’re driving along the N-332. Parties can be catered for and there is free Wifi.

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By Dick Handscombe Spain’s best known expat gardening author about to start his 26th winter cut back.

I HAVE visited two types of new properties with major gardening challenges, but great potential, this week.

The first was a house on a 600 square metre plot cut out of a mountainside so that the back boundary is a shear wall of newly blasted and trimmed rock and likewise half the length of the two sides of the plot, and the level plot is a slab of rock with no earth. But the views from the front of the house are great mid-

distance sea views.

The second was a penthouse 100 square metre apartment with 400 square metres of terraces surrounded by metre high solid walls on three sides and four metre high walls on the fourth. Obviously a similar challenge to the house except that there are strong afternoon winds from the sea on every day of the year.

Again the views were great, but 360 rather than 120 degree views from the house.

In two directions was a mid-distant perennial herb covered mountainside, in another direction mature trees with an interesting sea view through a gap

CHALLENGING: Creating an apartment terrace garden. and on the fourth side a view over the tiled roofs of an old town centre.

The two properties have similar gardening challenges and opportunities and a good start point would be to buy and study the book ‘Apartment

Gardens - Mediterranean Style’ as both need the use of containers of various shapes and sizes and raised beds. Each have the need to mix up good planting mediums using bags of a good compost, bags of worm compost and sacks of dried sheep or goat manure from a local agricultural co-operative.

Since unglazed terracotta containers dry out quickly plastic containers painted in attractive colours or placed in terracotta containers with pleasing designs are called for. Also growing tables would be useful for growing collections of

succulents, culinary herbs and vegetables.

The rock walled rear garden of the house and the two side terraces with high back walls of the apartment can be developed in traditional patio styles separated from the more open front garden and terrace by evergreen leaved and citrus fruit trees in large containers.

As neither property has the benefit of the natural shade of mature trees, the natural shade at various times of the day needs to be established before fixing awnings, planning any plants and indeed where to locate a number of tables and chairs.

Beyond that climber glad gazebos could be considered alongside the walls or free standing.

Re plants, it would make sense to only use drought resistant plants from day one to reduce watering needs and losses during the hottest weeks of the year. Naturally in both situations drip irrigation systems can be used, but

the tuning of a system to water thirsty and drought resistant plants is not easy.

With careful pre-planning and dedication both owners will, I am sure, end up with delightful living spaces.

© Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com June 2014

Stop press - new book has arrived TEN minutes ago the first books arrived from Amazon Create Space USA, so I could take a photograph to show you the cover, of which I am pleased.

The image of a drought resistant Epiphyllum cacti flowering in dappled shade summarises well the heart of using less water in our gardens use drought resistant plants, plant in good soil and establish and use shade wisely are four of the 300 ideas included in the 90-page book which also includes a list of 250 of the most drought resistant plants available in Spain. The book is available from Amazon Books UK at £4.99 and Amazon Books España at €4.93.

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Missing information on Madrid real-estate websites MOST real-estate agencies in Madrid omit obligatory information on their websites.

According to an advertising control campaign launched by the Community of Madrid, nine out of every 10 websites for rentals do not provide information about the final price of their services.

A third of the websites include questionable clauses, including disclaimers.

The advertising control campaign looked at 28 real-estate companies, 17 of which are based in Madrid and 11 in other municipalities.

More than half - 57.7 per cent of the websites do not comply with the obligation to provide their clients with all the information required by law.

Fourteen of them failed to provide their value added tax identification number, eight did not give their registered name, while four had no information about their corporate address.

It was also discovered that 92.3

NOT ENOUGH: Websites do not contain sufficient information. per cent of the house advertisements found online lacked a proper floor plan.

Furthermore, 11.54 per cent of the websites contained erroneous information.

In the first five months of 2014, 50 complaints were made to consumer services due to several problems, including breach of contract, defective services and unjustified expenses.

Most potential tenants spend hours in front of their computer screens trying to find the perfect home to rent. Missing or misleading information could result in the wrong choice.

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While there are some signs of recovery, the truth is most people must still make sacrifices if they want to make ends meet, including Spanish landlords.

According to the Spanish real-estate website Idealista, the number of Spanish landlords willing to charge less rent has increased by 40 per cent, compared to 2013.

The average rent discount was â‚Ź49 a month and 17,711 landlords have lowered their rents in a bid to attract prospective tenants, 52 per cent more than in 2013.

Of those, 10.3 per cent of the properties offering discounts are in Madrid, 9.3 per cent in Barcelona, 5.2 per cent in Valencia and 5.3 per cent in Sevilla.

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To rent or not to rent? - that is the question are often faced with a difficult decision: to rent or not to rent?

According to Fotocasa’s blog, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages to renting.

They largely depend on several factors, including: where the potential tenant wants to live, for how long he or she wants to live

there and how much money he or she is willing to invest.

One of the advantages of renting is that there is no need to make a large investment. It is often enough to pay the first month’s rent and the deposit.

The proprietor usually covers maintenance expenses out of his or her own pocket.

The required paperwork is also usually kept to a minimum and a month’s notice is normally enough if the tenant is planning on moving out. Tenants and proprietors can also benefit from tax breaks.

PROPERTY RENTAL: One of the advantages is that there is no need to make a large investment.

On the other hand, however, the mandatory rental agreement extension decreases from five to three years and the tacit extension from three years to one.

This negatively impacts the revision of the deposit and the monthly rent.

Moreover, the

proprietor may require the tenant to vacate the property with only a two month’s notice.

A tenant can also be evicted if he or she fails to pay the rent before the first 10 days of any given month.

Tenants are also obligated by law to ask the proprietor for permission before renovating the property or making any changes to it.

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IT is often said that old habits die hard and indeed they do.

Spaniards have always liked actually owning the place where they live.

But the crisis seems to have changed that.

Even though housing sales are expected to increase, property rentals are here to stay.

Prospective tenants

COMMERZBANK: Selling its portfolios.

Commerzbank sells real-estate portfolios for €5.1 billion COMMERZBANK has agreed to sell its realestate portfolios not only in Spain, but also in Portugal and Japan.

Founded in 1870, Commerzbank is a German global banking and financial services company and also the secondlargest German bank after Deutsche Bank.

It will reportedly sell its real-estate portfolios for €5.1 billion. The buyers form a consortium comprised of JP Morgan, a leading financial services firm, and Lone Star, a global private equity firm that invests in real estate and other financial assets.

Furthermore, Commerzbank sold €700 million worth of real-estate in Japan to PAG, which is one of Asia’s largest alternative investment management firms.

These deals will purportedly free up €200 million in equity capital, which is hoped to boost the bank’s core capital rations. They will also help Commerzbank to cut even more unwanted assets and strengthen its capital cushion.

Moreover, they will help the bank become less risky. At the same time, the sale will have a negative impact of about €100 million on earnings.

Sascha Klaus, board member of Commerzbank’s mortgage unit, said: “These transactions are further evidence that we remain committed to our valuepreserving run down strategy.

“In Spain we were able to take full advantage of the excellent market opportunity”.

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Audi unveil revamped A7 Sportback AUDI has spared no effort in revising the A7 Sportback. The spacious five-door coupe is now even more powerful and attractive - thanks to new engine configurations, new transmissions, new headlights, tail lights and new infotainment systems.

The new A7 Sportback combines the emotional appeal and sportiness of a coupe with the comfort of a sedan and the functional benefits of an Avant, says the German manufacturer.

Back when the A7 Sportback debuted in 2010, Audi was aiming to set new standards in car design, embracing an athletic aesthetic and elegance in grand style.

Its long engine hood, sporty, flowing C-pillars and the sharply dropping rear end were designed to create a dynamic overall impression. The revised version of the five-door model, measuring 4.97 metres in length, now has additional striking, sporty features.

A7 SPORTBACK: The spacious five-door coupe is now even more powerful and attractive.

The most striking changes are to the Singleframe grille, bumpers, tailpipes and headlights. LED tech-

nology is now standard; upon request, Audi can supply Matrix LED headlights, which light the road optimally without causing glare for other road users.

Combined with the Matrix LED headlights, dynamic turn signals are also installed at the front; they come standard at the rear.

The body of the new Audi A7 Sportback consists primarily of aluminum and high-tech steel grades. It is extraordinarily lightweight

and designed for maximum comfort in terms of noise. The cargo space under the long, electrically driven trunk lid has a base capacity of 535 litres.

When the rear seat backs are folded down it grows to 1,390 litres.

The sporty style of the exterior is echoed in the car’s interior.

The dominant element is the horizontal line surrounding the driver and passenger.

The dashboard gives an

impression of lightness and elegance.

The new interior materials, including the aluminum / Beaufort walnut inlay and Valcona leather, are impressive for their finish.

The colour palette has been redesigned, offering five colour options even for the seats.

The new Audi A7 Sportback is confident and relaxed to drive.

The front seats can be optionally equipped with ventilation and massage functions, and there are four seat versions to choose from. The MMI radio operating system comes standard; it can be supplemented as an option with a head-up display that projects all important information onto the windshield.

To start out, Audi is offering the new A7 Sportback with a choice of five powerful and highly efficient engines: two petrol and three diesel units. Their power rating ranges from 160 kW (218 hp) to 245 kW (333 hp), and all of them comply with the Euro 6 emission

standard.

Many aspects of the 3.0 TDI clean diesel with 200 kW (272 hp) have been newly developed. In the ‘ultra’ version with 160 kW (218 hp) and front-wheel drive, the three-litre V6 uses an average of just 4.7 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres.

The top-of-the-range engine, the 4.0 TFSI, is available in the Audi S7 Sportback. It delivers 331 kW (450 hp) of power and uses innovative COD (cylinder on demand) technology.

The 3.0 TDI biturbo clean diesel, which delivers 235 kW (320 hp), works with an eight-speed tiptronic transmission; all other engine configurations have a sevenspeed S tronic transmission.

The Audi drive select dynamic handling system is standard. Options include dynamic steering, two sport suspension versions and adaptive air suspension; on the S7 Sportback, the air suspension has a firmer setup.

The new Audi A7 Sportback will begin arriving at dealerships in late summer 2014. Its base price in Germany will be €51,300. The Audi S7 Sportback is available starting at €82,300.

Ringing up the vanity numbers THERE are vanity number plates, then there are vanity number plates.

If you have the cash to spare £10 million (€12.5 million) to be exact - then you could have the racing fan’s dream plate of F1.

That is the price tag put on the number plate in the UK six years after Yorkshire based owner Afzal

Kahn bought it for a trifling £440,000 (€550,000).

At the moment the plate is registered on a Bugatti Veyron hypercar. The plate is valued at 10 times the price of the car.

Apparently Kahn has already turned down an offer of £8.5 million for the plate from a potential buyer

in the Middle East.

Kahn bought the plate from Essex County Council which had it registered to a Volvo S80 used by its chairman.

The council sold it off to raise funds to train young drivers. At the time it was a record price for a private sale.

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A weekend of rugby sevens ON Saturday from 4pm to midnight you can watch the best Spanish clubs taking part in the Spanish National Rugby Seven finals in Villajoyosa.

Cisneros Madrid, Arquitectura Madrid, Majadahonda, Alcobendas.

Malaga University, Crat La Coruña, Albeitar Leon, Sevilla, La Vila; in total 16 teams will take part.

This thriving event is supported by Villajoyosa Council, Alicante Provincial Government, Patronato Turismo Costa Blanca and the regional government.

The first 200 children on Saturday and 200 on Sunday will receive a free drink.

Rugby balls and rugby shirts will be drawn for the children.

After the finals on Sunday from 11am to 3pm there will be live music and trophy presentations on the stadium bar terrace.

La Vila Rugby Club is situated at Carretera Pantano, Villajoyosa.

Take the motorway AP-7 exit Nº 66 (Villajoyosa).

At the first roundabout head for the mountain. It is about 1km from motorway exit nº 66.

Or take the Villajoyosa by-pass, and take the middle exit, at the first roundabout, turn right towards the motorway entrance and at the second roundabout turn left towards the mountain.

More information: phone Jason Craig on 659 674 768 or Ignacio Davila 608 068 208.

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More World Cup action From Back Page Brazil had a chance to bounce back (v Mexico) on Tuesday while yesterday Spain played Chile and the Dutch could well have had

Italy’s Mario Balotelli hit the winner against England.

another goal rush (v Australia).

Programme of matches: today (Group C) ColombiaIvory Coast and (D) an early eliminator, EnglandUruguay; tomorrow (C) Greece-Japan, (D) Costa Rica-Italy, (E) FranceSwitzerland; June 21 (E) Ecuador-Honduras and (F) ArgentinaIran; June 22 (F) Bosnia & H-Nigeria, (G) Portugal-USA and (H) Algeria-Korea Republic; June 23 (A) Brazil-Cameroon and Croatia-Mexico and (B) Australia-Spain and ChileNetherlands; June 24 (C) Colombia-Japan and Greece-Ivory Coast; (D) Costa Rica-England and Italy-Uruguay; June 25 (E) Ecuador-France and Honduras-Switzerland; (F) Argentina-Nigeria and Bosnia & HerzegoviniaIran; June 26 (G) Germany-USA and GhanaPortugal and (H) Algeria-

Russia and Belgium-Korea Republic.

GOLF - Martin Kaymer (Germany) won the US Open golf championship by eight shots from Erik Compton and Ricky Fowler.

American Kenny Perry had a 295-yard hole in one on the third day. The Irish Open starts today at the Fota Island resort in Cork.

CRICKET - England (575-9 dec. with a double century for Joe Root and 267-8 dec.) drew with Sri Lanka (453 and 201-9) in an exciting and nail-biting first Test at Lords. The second Test starts at Leeds

tomorrow.

HOCKEY - Holland beat Australia 2-0 in the women’s World Cup final and in the men’s showdown, victory went to the Aussies who whipped the Dutch 6-1.

RUGBY UNION - The All Blacks beat England 2827 in the second Test in Dunedin. The final Test is in Hamilton on Saturday. In other friendlies, Ireland won 23-17 in Argentina, Scotland triumphed 19-17 in Canada but unfit Wales lost 38-16 in South Africa.

It’s Argentina v Scotland tomorrow.

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Magnificent Marquez MOTOGP - Spain’s Marc Marquez made it seven wins out of seven last Sunday when winning at Catalunya, ahead of Valentino Rossi with fellow countryman Dani Pedrosa third. Marquez (175 points) leads Rossi (117) in the riders’ championship.

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Championship winners at Ifach

THE annual Ifach Club Championship Competitions took place recently.

Winner of the ladies’ competition was Marlise Achcar (122) followed in second place by last year’s Ladies Champion, Ann Jones, with a score of 155, narrowly beating Anne Bain who came in with 156.

The winner of the Electric Ken Trophy for the best net score was

Pam Roberts (net 113), in second place Lorna Salgo (net 115) and in third place Angela Clery (net 116).

In the Men’s Competition, which took place over the weekend, last year’s Champion, Peter Boydell, successfully defended his title, coming in with a gross score of 136. In second place was Roger Coates (gross 142) and third was Brian Eastman (gross 145). Brian won the President's Cup for the best net score with a net 112 followed in second place by Peter Thompson (net 114). In third place was Roger Coates (net 120).

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FOOTBALL - All eyes on England tonight (Thursday 9pm) as they face a must-win match against Uruguay. Lose and they are almost certainly out of the World Cup. Already we’ve seen plenty of action and shocks in the World Cup - with more to come no doubt!

Holders Spain suffered their heaviest defeat in the competition for 64 years - thrashed, walloped, annihilated 5-1 by the

Netherlands in their first group game. Van Persie (2) and Robben (2) made it painful for the 2010 champions.

England, with Baines, Johnson, Rooney and Gerrard below par, also made a bad start, rumbled 21 in the jungle by Italy whose winner came from Mario Balotelli.

Elsewhere there were wins for Brazil (3-1 v Croatia; 2 goals for Neymar), Chile (3-1 v plucky Australia), Colombia (3-0 v Greece), Mexico (1-0 v Cameroon), Costa Rica (3-1 versus poor and 10-man Uruguay), Ivory Coast (2-1 v Japan), Switzerland (2-1 v Ecuador), France (3-0 v the hackers of Honduras) and Argentina (2-1 v Bosnia & Herzegovinia with a great Messi goal).

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Montgo visit La Sella MONTGO Golf Society’s game saw them visit La Sella, where the course was in excellent condition with very slick greens, for a Stableford competition sponsored by Karen and Mark Reynolds.

Scoring proved to be quite difficult with the exception of Ed Wallace who carded a superb 37 points from his 8.7 handicap, finishing five points ahead.

The second and third places were decided on handicap with Neil Carter beating Ros Fletcher, both of them scoring 32 points.

Nearest the Pins were won by Nigel Siddall and Ros Fletcher who also took the ladies’ longest drive on the 18th, with Shaun O’Gorman winning the men’s competition. Neil Carter scored an Eagle on the Par 4 11th hole.

For more details, visit: www.montgogolfsociety.net